COVID-19 Resources and Information for SRH Professionals

Over the months of May-July 2020, we held a series of free COVID-19 themed webinars to support our members.

FSRH members can log into 'MyFSRH' on our website to navigate to the webinars on our Training Hub.

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Webinars titles and details:

• Tips and tricks when delivering SRH services remotely during COVID-19 and future exit/strategy plans - 27 May 2020
• Restoration of services: the new world of SRH delivery post COVID-19 - 10 June 2020

Download the slides from Restoration of Services: the new world of SRH delivery post COVID-19

• The global impact of COVID-19 on SRH and rights - 24 June 2020
• The impact of COVID-19 on health inequalities - 8 July 2020 

Download COVID-19 health inequalities resources on domestic abuse, gender-based violence and sex workers

FSRH CEU Statement: Use of Combined Hormonal Contraception during the COVID-19 Pandemic 18 December 2020

FSRH statement to support provision of effective contraception during the COVID-19 outbreak 8 October 2020.

FSRH CEU recommendation on extended use of the etonogestrel implant and 52mg levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system during COVID restrictions - 20 March 2020.

FSRH CEU: information to support management of individuals requesting to discontinue contraception to plan a pregnancy during the Covid-19 outbreak - 26 March 2020.

FSRH guidance on planning for LARC Procedures following the publication of the NICE COVID-19 rapid guideline - August 2020

Provision of postpartum contraception during COVID-19

FSRH, RCOG and RCM have issued a statement on postpartum contraception (8 April 2020), featuring recommendations on the provision of contraception by maternity services after childbirth during the covid-19 pandemic.

As a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, access to sexual health and primary care contraceptive services is significantly reduced; maternity services are well placed to provide effective post-partum contraception before discharge.

Joint FSRH / BASHH document suite on Teletriage for SRH Services in response to COVID-19

 

Teletriage for Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Services in Response to COVID-19: Triage Integration Considerations to Prioritise Vulnerable Groups

Teletriage for Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Services in Response to COVID-19: Homeworking Considerations - Protecting Governance, Stability and Staff Wellbeing

Teletriage for Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Services in Response to COVID-19: Resource Directory for Telehealth Services

Teletriage for Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Services in Response to COVID-19: Designing Triage to Prioritise Vulnerable Groups

Teletriage for Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Services in Response to COVID-19: Call Handling Tips for Maximising Risk Identification

FSRH Guidance on the resumption of Training 

FSRH guidance on the resumption of training (1 July 2020)

 

Other Guidance documents from FSRH / RCOG / BMS / RCGP / BSACP / RCM / BHIVA on SRH care 

FSRH guidance on planning for LARC procedures following the publication of the NICE COVID-19 rapid guideline.

Joint BMS / RCOG / RCGP / FSRH framework for restoration of menopause services in response to COVID-19 (11 June 2020)

FSRH Restoration of SRH Services during Covid-19 and Beyond. FSRH Statement (5 June 2020)

FSRH guidance on PPE and the easing of services when delivering SRH care during COVID-19 (9 June 2020)

FSRH, RCOG and BSACP guidance on abortion care during the COVID-19 pandemic (3 June 2020)

FSRH, RCOG & RCM statement provision of postpartum contraception during COVID-19 (8 April 2020)

FSRH, RCOG, RCGP and BMS statement: access to Hormone Replacement Therapy during COVID-19 outbreak (27 March 2020)

FSRH, BASHH and BHIVA release joint contingency plan to protect essential sexual health, reproductive health and HIV care during COVID-19 outbreak (26 March 2020)

Help us influence government policy on SRH during COVID-19 and beyond by completing our survey

FSRH COVID-19 rolling members survey interim results

 

FSRH news items

MSRH Part One in April cancelled due to COVID-19 (19 March 2020)

MFSRH Part Two in June cancelled due to COVID-19 (24 March 2020)

Information for FSRH trainers during COVID-19 outbreak (19 March 2020)

ASM cancelled due to COVID-19 (18 March 2020)

Jointly issued news/statement Items - FSRH and other orgnisations

FSRH, BASHH and BHIVA release joint contingency plan to protect essential sexual health, reproductive health and HIV care during COVID-19 outbreak

FSRH, RCOG, RCGP and BMS statement: access to Hormone Replacement Therapy during COVID-19 outbreak

FSRH Blogs

Strange and Scary Times by Dr Jane Dickson, Vice President for Strategy, FSRH

Safeguarding essential care in the time of COVID-19 by Dr John McSorley

What COVID-19 means for the global provision of SRH by Dr Annabel Sowemimo

Taking care of your mental wellbeing during COVID-19 by Dr Helen Munro

NHS

Risk assessments for at-risk staff groups - letter from NHS England and NHS Improvement June 2020

NHS Critical Care Standard Operation Procedure - March 2020

Education related

Supporting doctors throughout the second COVID-19 wave - joint letter from the CMOs of England, Wales, NI and Scotland; GMC; AoMRC; and NHS England.

Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AoMRC) - Reset, restore and recovery: medical education and training June 2020

Contingency planning for ARCPs – COVID-19 outbreak - joint letter from HEE, NES, NIMDTA and HEIW - 19 March 2020

Plans for Management of Medical Training Rotations - joint letter from HEE, NES, NIMDTA and HEIW - 16 March 2020

Association for Medical Education in Europe COVID-19 resources and webinars

Other medical colleges/medical 

Academy of Royal Medical Colleges - Principles for reintroducing healthcare services - May 2020

RCGP's COVID-19 information

RCN's COVID-19 information 

Resuscitation Council's COVID-19 information 

ALS algorithm for COVID-19 patients from the Resuscitation Council – 25 March 2020

PCWHF's managing HRT provision remotely during COVID-19

PCWHF's managing women with abnormal vaginal bleeding remotely

PCWHF's managing contraceptive provision during COVID-19

MHRA
Dedicated reporting site for any suspected adverse drug reactions or side effects from medicines and adverse incidents involving medical equipment relating to coronavirus (COVID-19) treatment.

Commissioning

ADPH COVID-19 prioritisation of sexual & reproductive health services advice

Information for trainee doctors

Academy of Royal Medical Colleges Trainee Doctors Group Statement - 19 March 2020

e-learning courses relating to Coronavirus pandemic

This programme contains e-learning courses relating to the prevention and treatment relating to the Coronavirus pandemic. In addition, useful links are included to other sources of information from the NHS and the UK Government.

WHO

Contraception/Family planning and COVID-19

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and Sexual and Reproductive Health - guidance 

 

Below are resources that SRH professionals have offered to share with peers. Please note that the FSRH has not checked the contents of these documents. If you have a document to share please contact Abby Wright-Parkes, Director of Membership via awrightparkes@fsrh.org 

Example of contraception contingency planning during COVID-19 flowchart 

Guidance for Men who are unable to submit semen samples post-vasectomy due to Coronavirus

Podcast from Dr Amy - Contraception in the time of Coronavirus

Example of online consultation forms for IUD/IUS fitting and removal for primary care

 

Below are responses to enquiries received from our members via the FSRH Members Evidence Request service to support clinical practice. If you have a covid-19 related query, please check if the advice you need is covered here or in the published guidance on this page elsewhere.

Combined hormonal contraception, covid-19 and VTE risk - Read the full question and answer here. 

Extended use of Implant and LNG-IUS during covid-19  - Read the full question and answer here. 

Progestogen-only injectables and anaphylactic reaction - Read the full question and answer here. 

 

We have created an invite-only forum for our members who are SRH Leads to meet and talk through best practice during COVID-19 in SRH Services.

Entry to the forum is invite-only and our SRH Leads who are FSRH members were all sent invitations in the last 2 weeks. If you have received your invitation with your username and password, you can login to the forum here.

If you have not received your invitation and you think you should be in our forum, you can register your interest here and we will be in touch with you soon. Once approved, you will be sent your username and login to the forum. Please do not set up your own account on the login weblink above as this will not work to gain you access to the closed forum. 

We hope you will find this a useful resource to discuss SRH provision during COVID-19.