BREAKING NEWS: COVID-19 STAFF SUPPORT TOOLKIT
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TOOLKIT FEATURES INCLUDE:
DAILY UPDATES
TEST AND TRACE
GOVERNMENT GUIDANCE
NUMBER OF CASES
COVID-19: A Call to Action
At the beginning of 2020, a topic that was fast beginning to dominate our news and day-to-day conversations was the possibility that the world was facing the onset of a pandemic caused by coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
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s news feeds and official sources were being updated at a rapid pace, we at Blue Stream Academy were closely monitoring the available information and the impact this would have on all sectors and organisations providing health and social care in the UK. As a provider of eLearning, we knew we were in a position to act quickly and give essential support to our customers, who were facing the huge and unprecedented effects of COVID-19. In February, our initial response to assist our customers with vital training and knowledge-sharing was to create a concise COVID-19 module, which collated key information, such as the number of COVID-19 cases (updated by our content developers and programmers on a daily basis), the symptoms, what a pandemic is, and infection prevention and control measures.
This module was added to our eLearning suites within a couple of days and in March – as we also adapted our working practices – it rapidly developed into our comprehensive COVID-19 Staff Support Toolkit. The inaugural Toolkit – which gathered together essential and relevant information, including Government and national organisations’ guidance and recommendations related to COVID-19 – was created in-house and was designed to be a completely flexible resource that could be updated and expanded promptly on an ongoing basis. Free to Everyone Working in Health and Social Care As it was reported that thousands of former NHS staff members were returning to work to help in the fight against COVID-19, to accompany the Staff Support Toolkit we developed our Essential Refresher Training. The modules included in this training focused on key areas that would be relevant for those coming back to work in health or social care and provided an easyto-use resource for refreshing their knowledge and core skills. With the back-up of our highly experienced and dedicated Sales and Media Teams, we made the decision to ensure that both the
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