{"id":453,"date":"2020-05-19T18:49:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T18:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/medical-centre\/?p=453"},"modified":"2020-05-19T18:50:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T18:50:04","slug":"protecting-healthcare-workers-during-the-covid-19-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.imperial.ac.uk\/medical-centre\/2020\/05\/19\/protecting-healthcare-workers-during-the-covid-19-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>My editorial in the British Journal of General Practice discusses how we can protect healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of the key steps we can take include:<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>1. Maximise remote working<\/div>\n<div>2. Implement good infection control<\/div>\n<div>3. Use PPE effectively.<\/div>\n<div>4. Risk assessment for staff based on age and medical history<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Too many health and care workers have died and we must take urgent action to protect them. When we protect staff, we also protect patients because we reduce the risk of hospital acquired infection.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Read the full article in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bjgp.org\/content\/early\/2020\/05\/11\/bjgp20X709925\">British Journal of General Practice<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>DOI:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3399\/bjgp20X709925\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3399\/bjgp20X709925<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My editorial in the British Journal of General Practice discusses how we can protect healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of the key steps we can take include: 1. Maximise remote working 2. Implement good infection control 3. Use PPE effectively. 4. 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