As part of our support to staff during the Coronavirus challenge, we provide regular updates, guidance and advice from our Management Team.
Recognising that many of them will now be working remotely or may not always be in a position to access the internal network or e-mails, we are making them available on our public website as well, so they are always accessible and available.
The updates in many cases link to underlying material on our CAT Intranet. If any member of staff cannot access them from their device, they can e-mail the Covid Team to request a copy.
Our Covid updates
Covid Update 54
Withdrawal of COVID-19 terms and conditions workforce guidance
Covid Update 44
Omicron variant and Self-isolation Procedures
Access to Vaccine Boosters
Working from home
Covid Update 41
Exemption from self-isolation – no change for Combined Healthcare staff
COVID Update 39
- Travel Abroad
- Team Away Days
- IPC Guidance in Healthcare Settings – No Change
COVID Update 34 – Vaccinations and remote working update
- Vaccination Update
- Second Vaccination Scheduling
- Remote Working / Working From Home
- Ward 5 – A Thank You
COVID Update 33 – Further support for our COVID-19 Vaccination offer
- Update from Shajeda Ahmed, Executive Director of People, OD & Inclusion
COVID Update 32 – Supporting our people during Covid-19 – Our vaccination offer
- Update from Shajeda Ahmed, Executive Director of People, OD & Inclusion
Peter Axon – BBC Radio Stoke Interview
- Listen to our Chief Executive, Peter Axon, interviewed on @BBCRadioStoke and giving insight into how our magnificent staff are rising to the Covid challenge and maintaining outstanding mental health services in our acute and community settings
COVID Update 31 – New Restrictions
- Working From Home
- Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) Staff
- School Closures & Key Worker Placements
- Vaccination Availability
COVID Update 28 – Vaccinations Update and Annual Leave Guidance
- COVID-19 Staff Vaccinations
- Annual Leave Flexibilities
COVID Update 27 – Asymptomatic Staff Testing, Call for Staff and Updated Risk Assessments
- Asymptomatic Staff Testing
- Call for Staffing
- Staff Risks Assessments
COVID Update 26 – Trust Status Update: Second Lockdown
- Working Arrangements – Lockdown 2
- PPE
- Health and Wellbeing Support
Covid Update 25 – Keeping up the good work on risk assessments
- Risk Assessments
- Guidance for Pregnant Staff
CEO Blog
COVID-19 – what you must do
Continuing Health and Wellbeing Practical Support for working from home
Building on Outstanding Foundations and Teamwork
Congratulations to Lorraine Hooper
Covid Update 24 – What you MUST do
- Working Practices
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- Working from home
- Requirements if you have to enter Trust sites and cannot work from home
- Wearing of face masks in all NHS premises
- Influenza vaccination programme
Covid Update 23 – Staff Testing & Following Guidance
- COVID-19 Testing for Staff
- Social Distancing & PPE Update – New Guidance
- Working Practices
- Car Sharing & Travel
Covid Update 21 – Workforce updates and PPE
- Workplace COVID-19 Health & Safety Risk Assessments and Estates Work
- Workforce Implications and ‘Personal Plans’
- PPE Guidance Reminder – Community & Inpatient Sites
Covid Update 20 – Updates on PPE and Test and Trace
- PPE Guidance from Monday 15th June
- Test and Trace Procedure
Covid Update 19 – Social Distancing and Staff Testing
- Maintaining social distancing – Health & Safety Principles
- Antibody Testing – Access for Staff
Covid Update 18 – Working Arrangements and Testing for Staff
- Working Arrangements for June
- Antibody Testing
- Staff Testing
- HR / Workforce Update
- Guidance on Leave / Section 17 Leave
- How to Stay Cool in the Heat
Covid Update 17 – Trust Social Distancing and Service Update
- Service Update and Social Distancing at Combined Healthcare
- Power Outage Planning
Covid Update 16 – Raising concerns and continuing innovation in video and digital
- Continuing innovation in video and digital – further roll-out of technology
- Arrangements for raising concerns or issues
- Social Media
- Research by the Mental Health Policy Research Unit
CEO Blog
Health and Wellbeing
Combined…United goes from strength to strength
Restoration and Recovery
How to keep up to date with all you need to know
Covid-19 Update 15 – Testing and PPE Update
Patient Admission Testing
Learning Disability Easy Read Documents
IPC Back to Basics & COVID-19 PPE Reminder
Staff Testing Update
CPR in COVID Confirmed or Suspected Patients
Student Nurse Recruitment
Covid-19 Update 14 – Supporting health and wellbeing
New section on CAT to support health and wellbeing of our staff
Launch of video consultations
Recording and managing absence during COVID
New Lorenzo updates for recording patient information
Covid-19 Update 13 – Important items as Easter approaches
Staff Testing for COVID-19
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Trust Position
Guidance for RC’s on Leave and Section 17 Leave
Invoice Approval / Authorisation – Reminder
CEO Blog
Clap out for Ward 7 – a really special moment
“Combined…United” – a chance to build lasting tributes and appreciation for each other
How to keep up to date with all you need to know
Covid-19 Update 12 – Settling into a new rhythm
Video Message from Kenny Laing, Executive Director of Nursing & Quality
Staffing Help Needed
Wards 4 and 5
Staff Testing
Volunteer Responders Referral Process
Fire Safety Guidance
Guidance for Medics on Coronavirus Act Exess Death provisions
Covid-19 Update 11 – Ongoing practical help
Service Status
Recruitment
Personal Protective Equipment
Digital Update – Laptops and Mobile Phones
Covid-19 Update 10 – Medical and Nursing Update
Supporting our junior doctors
Clinical Professional Advisory Group
Practice Education
Maintaining the Ward Community
Covid-19 Update 9 – Managing leave and wellbeing
Carrying over Annual Leave
Section 17 Patient Leave cancelled
Data Collection Tool for school leave
Looking after your health and wellbeing
Message from our Chief Executive
Thanks and instructions on social distancing and working from home
Covid-19 Update 8 – Looking after ourselves
Uniforms and Workwear
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Consultant On-Call
Working From Home and Out of Hours
Staff Counselling Service
Covid-19 Update 7 – Preparing to work from home
Service Continuity Arrangements
Home working – risk assessments
Message from Team Prevent
Payroll information
Covid-19 Update 6 – Digital Working and Information Governance
Mobile Messaging
Video Conferencing
Telephone and Video Consultations
Working from home
Cyber Security
Covid-19 Update 5 – Updating our Procedures
Latest HR / Manager guidance
Updated Isolation Procedures
Inpatient and Community Flow Charts
Patient Visiting Times / Restrictions
Covid-19 Update 4 – Staff support
Isolation Procedures
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Availability
Staff Support / HR Measures
Covid-19 Update 3 – Adopting Government Guidance
Isolation Procedures
Team Based Assessment Exercise
Meetings, Events and Gatherings
Covid-19 Update 2 – Creating our Intranet presence
Our Intranet Coronavirus Home
Covid-19 flowcharts
Communication for Nursing and Midwifery Staff
Spread the message, not the virus
Covid-19 Update 1 – Welcome to our newsletter
Key Messages
Managers’ Briefing
Recording Absence
Inpatient Guidance
Categorisation on EASY/ESR