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The latest COVID-19 research, news stories, policy & guidelines
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- Allied Health Professionals Network
- Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Get the latest public health information from CDC
- European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
- National Institute of Health (US)
- McMaster Plus: COVID-19 Evidence Alerts
- Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
- Public Health England [Hyperlink]: The Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC) and Public Health England (PHE)
- UK NHS - Advice for everyone
- UK NHS 111 - Check if you have coronavirus symptoms
- World Health Organisation (WHO)
COVID-19 content from key medical journals and publishers:
- Animals of Internal Medicine
- British Medical Journal (BMJ)
- Cambridge University Press
- Chinese Medical Publishing House
- Cell Press
- EBSCO
- Elsevier: COVID-19 Healthcare Hub
- Elsevier: Novel Coronavirus Information Center
- Frontiers
- Healthcare Infection Society
- Healthcare Service Journal
- JAMA
- Karger Publishers
- The Lancet: COVID-19 Resource Centre
- Medscape: COVID-19 Hub
- MedRxiv and BioRxiv
- The New England Journal of Medicine
- Oxford Academic
- Oxford University Press
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United State of America (PNAS)
- Research Square
- SAGE Publishing
- Science Open
- Springer Nature
- SSRN
- Taylor and Francis
- Wiley
- Wolters Kluwer
- Wolters Kluwer
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Training and educational resources on COVID-19
You may also be interested in our full range of online databases, including teaching and CPD resources such as Clinical Skills, and our online information skills training programme.
is offering free, unlimited access to relevant resources to help healthcare professionals and other individuals prepare for and prevent the spread of infection. This page offers relevant hygiene courses free of charge.Â
- Infection control and prevention
- Hand hygiene: The basics
- Personal Protective Equipment
- Infection control: Airborne precautions
- Transmission-based precautions
- World Health Organisation Coronavirus Module
- Free webinars
COVID Symptom Tracker: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Webinar Series
European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control: E-Learnin
Health Education England KM Team: e-Learning resources on COVID-19 (generic and speciality specific) collated by HEE's Knowledge Management Team and updated regularly.
Royal College of General Practitioners
Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
Cochrane Library: Coronavirus (COVID-19): evidence relevant to critical careÂ
Medicines Tracker: Guidelines in practice
Health and well-being resources collated by the Library: self-help resources for everyone
The Mental Health Foundation: Looking after your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak
Mind: Coronavirus and your wellbeing: Â Advice about maintaining wellbeing during social distancing/self-isolation.
The Samaritans (tel: 116 123; NHS staff: see also the details of the dedicated helpline at the top of this page) Your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak
Every Mind Matters: 10 tips for those who are anxious about coronavirus.
Mental Health Foundation: Tips for looking after your mental wellbeing while staying at home.
CALM: Ways to stay social while social distancing
FACE COVID: Practical steps for responding effectively to the Corona crisis (YouTube)
Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine: A guide to coping during the COVID-19 lockdown period: important steps, simple tools and helpful resources
Psych Central: A blog about coronavirus anxiety and ways to cope with fear
Royal College of Psychiatrists: Information for adults and young people and adults about dealing with anxiety
Psychology Tools: Living with worry and anxiety amidst global uncertainty. A guide to normal and excessive worry and practical exercises that anyone can use to manage worry and maintain well-being in these uncertain times.
AgeUK: Advice for older people on staying safe and well at home during social distancing/self-isolation
WHO: Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak
Relate: Tips for maintaining healthy relationships during social distancing/self-isolation
NHS: Advice for Everyone on coronavirus (COVID-19)
Public Health England: Guidance for the public from Public Health England
GOV.UK: Coronavirus (COVID-19) What you need to do
UK Research & Innovation: Coronavirus: the science explained
High quality resources selected by the NHS: picture vocabulary; easy read summaries; video information
Mencap: Coronavirus resources for people with a learning disability
Public Health England: Coronavirus Easy Read Summary
Different Languages:
Doctors of the World: NHS information on coronavirus translated into 45 languages
WHO WhatsApp messaging service: WHO has launched a dedicated messaging services in Arabic, English, French, Hindi, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese with partners WhatsApp and Facebook to keep people safe from coronavirus. This easy-to-use messaging service has the potential to reach 2 billion people and enables WHO to get information directly into the hands of the people that need it.