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COVID – Important Update

Dear Derian House Colleagues,

After guidance from NHS England we will be making changes to our COVID-Secure rules with immediate effect.

 

  1. MASK WEARING
  • Masks are no longer required across the Hospice, retail, warehouse and transportation EXCEPT:-
  1. If you are providing direct patient care.
  2. If you feeling a little unwell (e.g. but not limited to common cold) but are fit to come to work.

 

We respect people’s right to continue to wear a mask if they so wish and we will continue to provide masks across the Hospice as normal.

 

  1. HANDWASHING AND SANITISER
  • We ask that all staff, volunteers and visitors continue to wash their hands on arrival at the Hospice before entering and regularly throughout.
  • We ask that you continue to regularly use the sanitiser provided around the buildings and ask any visitor in your charge to do the same.

 

  1. DINING ROOM
  • There will be no maximum numbers around dining tables.
  • We will work on adding another table in to Danni’s Diner to increase capacity.

 

We ask that everyone is mindful when a child, young person or family are in Danni’s Diner and allow them their own table and space.

 

  1. MEETING ROOMS
  • Will return to pre-pandemic occupancy, we ask that when meeting with visitors you ensure they are comfortable in the room you are using.

 

  • LFT are no longer required for visitors.
  • If visitors are feeling a little unwell (e.g. but not limited to common cold) but are fit to visit then please ask them to wear a mask.
  • Health care professionals visiting a CYP should be asked for their COVID test result before they attend to the CYP.

 

  1. LATERAL FLOW TESTS (STAFF)
  • These will continue as normal twice a week for ALL staff and volunteers for the foreseeable future, we have plenty of test kits available from HR and please report them through the NHS portal as normal.

 

  1. SCREENS
  • Protective screens will remain in reception.
  • Andrew will speak to each retail team about their screens.
  • Screens which are remove should be safely stored in case we need to replace them in the future.

 

We will continue to monitor the situation and as always follow NHSE advice and guidance at all times, if you have any questions or concerns then please speak to a member of the SMT or your Line Manager.

 

Many thanks

David