Staff with onset of any COVID-19 symptoms must be referred to the IPC Team.
- If the staff member is well enough to do so (with no high temperature), they can remain in the workplace.
- If the staff member feels too unwell to work, they must not attend work and follow the appropriate action card below.
Staff with confirmed COVID-19 and clinically unwell (Updated April 23) and Covid Information referral
- Further instructions will be issued by the COVID-19 Team and IPC Team.
Staff who are a contact of a positive case
- Can continue in work if they remain well enough to do so (with no high temperature).
Working safely as Business As Usual (BAU) with seasonal respiratory illness including COVID-19:
- Hand hygiene – must continue to always be promoted in clinical and non clinical settings.
- PPE considerations o On site – optional to wear mask, consider if you or others have been or have any symptoms.
- With patients – Risk assess and wear appropriate PPE – SICPs/TBPs (Standard and Transmission based infection control precautions).
- RPE – Staff must continue to be fit tested for an FFP3 respirator or issued a hood. It is a legal requirement for staff members to be fit tested for the device they use when the situation requires them to.
- Screens, working layout – local risk assessment, IPC team can assist.
- Decontamination – Good practice to wipe down work area when finished using it.
- Signage – Ensure any OOD signage e.g., instructions to LFT test, 2m distancing, mask wearing etc are removed in areas where this is no longer a requirement. Some signs such as wash your hands and wiping down your desk can remain as they are still relevant and will remain so.
Updated 5th June 2023
Published 19th March 2020
