Covid-19 – Barnabas Patient Voices https://barnabasvoices.org.uk The Patient Group of Barnabas Medical Centre Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:41:08 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/cropped-BPV_Logo_99-32x32.gif Covid-19 – Barnabas Patient Voices https://barnabasvoices.org.uk 32 32 Be Careful https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/2023/12/be-careful/ Fri, 22 Dec 2023 11:41:08 +0000 https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/?p=27845 Please be careful out there. Looking at the scientists reports it is clear we are well into what could be a very large Covid wave – and just at the wrong time!

Here’s some of the science behind this: https://christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-in-biggest-covid-wave-in

]]> Improving Long Covid Psychological Support https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/2023/10/improving-long-covid-psychological-support/ Fri, 27 Oct 2023 11:25:33 +0000 https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/?p=26305 Continue reading Improving Long Covid Psychological Support]]> The following has been received from NW London NHS …

Improving Long Covid Psychological Support

Join us for a collaborative co-production session focused on improving psychological support for individuals dealing with Long Covid. Whether you have previously been offered psychological support by the North West London long Covid Psychology service or not, your insights and experiences are invaluable to creating better resources for those affected by this condition.

Date: Friday, 3rd Nov 2023
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (BST)

This online session will be conducted via Zoom, allowing participants to engage from the comfort of their own homes. We aim to gather feedback, ideas, and suggestions from a diverse range of individuals who have first hand experience with long Covid. To register please click on the link … https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/coproducing-better-more-equitable-psychological-support-for-long-covid-tickets-668816116007/.

]]> Stay at Home and Face Mask Guidance https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/2023/01/stay-at-home-and-face-mask-guidance/ Tue, 03 Jan 2023 14:07:51 +0000 https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/?p=17462 Continue reading Stay at Home and Face Mask Guidance]]> As people across the UK return to work following the Christmas holidays, and children return to school, there are high infection rates of flu, Covid and Strep A. This has prompted experts, including UKHSA, to issue fresh guidance involving a “stay at home” message and face masks to help deal with the high levels of winter infection.
Short local news report at https://bit.ly/3Clc08d.

]]> Independent SAGE Year-End Message https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/2022/12/independent-sage-year-end-message/ Fri, 16 Dec 2022 12:35:16 +0000 https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/?p=16923 Independent SAGE, an independent science advisory group, have released a Covid-related end of year message. Find it at https://www.independentsage.org/independent-sage-end-of-year-2022-statement/.

]]> Winter Prediction https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/2022/09/winter-prediction/ Thu, 29 Sep 2022 15:56:28 +0000 https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/?p=14509 Continue reading Winter Prediction]]> The NHS is warning that this could be a bad year for flu, and indeed Covid, at least based on what has been seen in the Southern Hemisphere. So the advice is that if you are eligible for flu and/or Covid jabs, then please get them – this protects you and indeed everyone.
News item at https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-63045190

]]> Mask Policies https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/2022/08/mask-policies/ Wed, 03 Aug 2022 15:25:44 +0000 https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/?p=13191 Continue reading Mask Policies]]> Many hospitals – and indeed other healthcare providers – have recently reintroduced the mandatory wearing of masks in their buildings. This is in line with the government’s current guidance that such policy is a local decision based on local risk assessment.

However it is being reported (see this article in BMJ) that some providers are insisting everyone wear a single-use disposable (surgical) mask which they provide. Even if the person arrives wearing a high-filtration FFP2 or FFP3 mask they are being required to downgrade to the provider’s supplied mask before being allowed entry.

This is clearly a nonsense, especially when considering that many wearing the FFP2/FFP3 masks will be (or be visiting) the immunosuppressed undergoing, for example, chemotherapy.

I’m not aware that this is the practice at any of our local hospitals, although I’d be interested if it is.

There’s a lot more about this whole scenario in the BMJ article linked above.

]]> Long Covid https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/2022/03/long-covid/ Fri, 11 Mar 2022 17:25:55 +0000 https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/?p=8558 Long Covid Poster

]]> Advice on Masks https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/2022/01/advice-on-masks/ Fri, 21 Jan 2022 15:32:26 +0000 https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/?p=7062 Never mind what the UK government says for political expediency, here’s some recent advice from expert academic researchers on masks. Essentially anything less than an FFP2/N95 mask is not going to provide decent protection.

Time to upgrade from cloth and surgical masks to respirators?
Your questions answered.

]]> NHS Complexity & Covid https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/2021/12/nhs-complexity-covid/ Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:54:35 +0000 http://barnabasvoices.org.uk/?p=5811 Interesting and useful background article in BMJ this week, from three well respected academics, on the complexity of the NHS and how it is affected by Covid. It’s worth a read, if only for the perspective.

https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n3128

]]> Long Covid Help https://barnabasvoices.org.uk/2021/11/long-covid-help/ Tue, 23 Nov 2021 11:31:45 +0000 http://barnabasvoices.org.uk/?p=4354 Continue reading Long Covid Help]]> I’ve received the following from NW London NHS.

 
If you are experiencing any of the symptoms of Post Covid (Long Covid), such as low energy, breathlessness, brain fog or others, then please visit our Post Covid support page https://www.nwlondonccg.nhs.uk/coronavirus/post-covid. It has support, resources and information about Post Covid to help you manage your condition.
 

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