The LTCcovid website has been set up to bring together international information on responses to COVID-19 with a section focusing on residential care.

The NIHR and UKRI have funding opportunities for rapid-response projects relating to COVID-19

The British Geriatrics Society have released a good practice guide for care homes: ‘Managing the COVID-19 pandemic in care homes for older people’

CRN Connect issue 288 provides COVID-19 quick links and Urgent Public Health Research Studies for COVID-19 amongst. For more details click on  CRN Connect issue 288  

Guidance has been updated by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to support research funded by NIHR affected by COVID-19. 

New COVID-19 guidance issued by the Department of Health and Social Care covering residential care.

The University of Hull is carrying out research to explore the experiences of GPs who visit and work in care homes for older people. The GP Care Home Survey is open for responses from GPs.

A recently published paper in the BMC Health Services Research journal sets out findings from a study which explored the feasibility of conducting a trial of a full clinical medication review for care home residents with behaviour that challenges, combined with staff training.

A recent paper published in the BMC Health Services Research journal evaluated the implementation of a new Care Home Innovation Programme (CHIP) to reduce potentially avoidable hospital admissions. 

The NIHR School for Social Care Research (NIHR SSCR) is seeking to appoint an individual to develop and manage the ENRICH Toolkit website.

Applications are due by 16.00 on 17 January 2020.