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Testing in the time of Covid…

We have closed schools which has reduced transmission; we can’t close care homes.

Posted byrodkersh1948April 18, 2020April 18, 2020Posted inDelirium, Dementia, Effectiveness, Humanism, Person Centred CareTags:care homes, Covid 19, DNA, hand washing, NHS, pandemic, PCR, PHE, PPE, RNA, sensitivity, Sheffield, Social Distancing, South Yorkshire, specificity, swabs, tests5 Comments on Testing in the time of Covid…

Covid – Why panic-buying puts you more at risk

There is still plenty of bread, flour and beans in the UK.

Posted byrodkersh1948March 21, 2020Posted inEffectiveness, Evolution, Humanism, Person Centred CareTags:Covid 19, hand washing, infection, infection control, Panic buying, QI, Quality Improvement, risk, Special cause variation, statistics, supply and demand1 Comment on Covid – Why panic-buying puts you more at risk
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