COVID-19: Government Advice relevant to Substance Misuse Treatment

General government guidance

• NHS England – Supporting CCGs to address vaccine inequalities
• Public Health England – A guide to your Covid-19 vaccination
• DCMS – Covid-19 Vaccine Comms Pack for Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise organisations
• Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation – Advice on priority groups for coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination
• DHSC – PPE portal: how to order COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Cabinet Office – Coronavirus outbreak FAQs: what you can and can’t do (14 Sep 2020) – provides exception for mutual aid groups to the ‘rule of 6’
• Cabinet Office – Procurement Policy Note – Responding to COVID-19 and Procurement Policy Note – Supplier relief due to COVID-19
• Cabinet Office/Department for Education – Guidance for schools, colleges and local authorities on maintaining educational provision
• Charity Commission – Coronavirus (COVID-19) guidance for the charity sector
• HMRC – Claim for wage costs through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
• Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government – Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for local government
• NHS – Coronavirus (COVID-19) overview

Substance misuse and other relevant guidance

• Public Health England – COVID-19: guidance for commissioners and providers of services for people who use drugs or alcohol
• Public Health England – Guidance on residential care provision
• Public Health England – Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for health professionals and other organisations
• Public Health England/Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government – COVID-19: guidance for hostel or day centre providers of services for people experiencing rough sleeping
• Public Health England/Ministry of Justice – COVID-19: prisons and other prescribed places of detention guidance
• Welsh Government – Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance for substance misuse and homelessness services (version 1)