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Coronavirus
Yes, please make sure telephone and date of birth details are up to date on ESR.
No, infection prevention and control will monitor the situation and if there is evidence of transmission the ward will be contacted.
Yes. Further information can be found in the cohorting standard operating procedure.
Not at present however this is being discussed further.
Where we have a staff member who cannot drive this is discussed on a case by case situation and the most suitable solution is found to support the staff member to access a test
Testing of locums will be raised as part of the track and trace and only testing if symptomatic.
There is no plan to do antibody testing; neither does any other organisation have this yet.
Not at the moment.
Staff testing is available at all four localities. Additionally staff can access home tests via the government website and can attend national testing sites.
Staff can come back to work with a cough if they feel well enough to do so. If they are too ill to return the normal sickness reporting applies and they can self-certify for 7 days – after that they will need a fit note from their GP; this will be classed as sickness (non-Covid related) from the day after they get the results.