COVID-19 Episode 8: Primary Care Nursing During COVID-19

Yesterday was international nurses day and so we wanted to highlight the great work that is being done by our community nurses during COVID-19. Our guests are:

• Lesley Royle-Pryor: Primary and Community Nurse Lead for Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
• Moira Ogunsakin: Greater Manchester Training Hub Lead Nurse, Lead Nurse for Practice Renewal for Salford Primary Care Together and Practice Nurse in Salford
• Dr Joanna Bircher: GP Partner in Tameside and Glossop and Clinical Director of the GP Excellence programme

We discuss:

• What life is like for practice nurses and district nurses at the moment and what has changed since COVID-19
• The challenges that community nurses face at the moment
• How practices can continue to adapt their nursing work going forward
• Places to look for support as a community nurse
• Thoughts on how other members of the practice team can support nursing colleagues at the minute and going forward

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Useful resources: 

• Asthma UK - How to use your inhaler: https://www.asthma.org.uk/advice/inhaler-videos/
• Royal College of Nursing - COVID-19: https://www.rcn.org.uk/covid-19
• Nursing and Midwifery Council - COVID-19: https://www.nmc.org.uk/news/coronavirus/
• Wound Care at Home: https://www.scribd.com/document/461038756/Wound-Care-at-Home?secret_password=3bSG1Z3zL26wPiiZFRDp

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