COVID – what are the rules?
With a new variant of COVID spreading in England, now is a good time to ensure all staff are aware of our current guidelines.
If you have symptoms (including but not limited to: a new continuous cough, fever or chills, shortness of breath, fatigue, muscle ache, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell) you should test.
If you test positive, you can return to work after five days if you feel well and do not have a temperature – you do not need to test again or wait for a negative test result. Day One is the first day you tested positive.
If you feel well enough and have agreed with your line manager, you may work from home during this time, but this will depend on your job role.
COVID boosters are available to frontline care-delivering staff and everyone is encouraged to take this up.
Our staff flu vaccine service will also return for this year and will be rolled out in the coming weeks.