Medilink East Midlands is here for you and open for business at this uncertain time, to ensure that we can continue to support our members and clients. Here is a collation of useful information courtesy of our patrons and members.

This page will be updated, as and when we have new information. Please check back on a regular basis to stay up to date.

Business Support

Our business support projects will continue to operate. Our Advisers are available for you to contact via phone/email or video call so that we can continue to be able to support you and keep your projects moving.

For more details on Medilink EM Business support projects, please click here

Events

We have made the difficult decision to postpone upcoming Medilink EM events, up to the end of June, however, we are currently exploring how we can keep the life science community connected. We are looking to deliver some of our events virtually and others will take place at a later date.

For further details, check the events calendar HERE.

GOVERNMENT INFORMATION

MHRA update on COVID-19 – 15 June 2020

Working safely during coronavirus (COVID-19) – 15 June 2020

Travel to Work Guidance for Employers – 14 June 2020

Transport Secretary’s statement on COVID-19: 4 June 2020

Disparities in the risk and outcomes of COVID-19 report – 3 June 2020

COVID-19: Health measures at the borders – 23 May 2020

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme to remain open until the end of October 12 May 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19): safer travel guidance for passengers – 12 May 2020

How to carry out a COVID-19 risk assessment – 12 May 2020

Cleaning your workplace safely – 12 May 2020

OUR PLAN TO REBUILD: The UK Government’s COVID-19 recovery strategy – 11 May 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19): getting tested

Check if you can have a coronavirus test

DfE Skills Toolkit

Claim for wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Status of Phase 1 clinical trials in response to coronavirus (COVID-19)

Covid-19: Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Plan

Rules on carrying over annual leave to be relaxed to support key industries during COVID-19

Claim for your employee’s wages through the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Check if your employer can use the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Coronavirus – UK Government Business Support Website

COVID-19 – Guidance to employers – click here

COVID-19 – Guidance for employees – click here

Exceptional good distribution practice (GDP) flexibilities for medicines during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak

Further details of Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme announced

Coronavirus (COVID-19): business support grant funding – guidance for businesses

Guidance on coronavirus (COVID-19) tests and testing kits

A number of Government email addresses have been made available for various procurement aspects of the COVID-19 situation. If you have any capacity, facilities or ideas on how you could help, please see below.

Workstream Related Query Mailbox
Oxygen & Ventilators Companies with ventilators that are CE marked & available existing.ventilators@dhsc.gov.uk   
Oxygen & Ventilators Companies with manufacturing capacity that might be able to help Ventilator.support@beis.gov.uk   
Testing Supplier enquiries covidtestingtriage@dhsc.gov.uk
PPE All enquiries gcfcovid19enquiries@cabinetoffice.gov.uk
Medicines Treatments, supportive treatments, medium-long term supply chain impacts etc. medicinescontingencyplanning@dhsc.gov.uk
Clinical Trials & Research All COVID-19 related queries England.covid-research@nhs.net   
MDCC MDCC supplier queries mdcc-contingencyplanning@dhsc.gov.uk