Many of you will have seen the Public Health Test, Trace, Isolate, Support strategy which is a public health measure designed to break chains of transmission of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the community.
This communication is intended to ensure that employees are aware of the potential scenarios of Test, Trace, Isolate, Support and signpost the latest guidance for you to read.
It is important that any employee who has symptoms of the coronavirus (COVID-19) takes action immediately. Thereafter, contact through NHS and Public Health (where applicable) will inform the next steps. The Scottish Government scenario guidance has been provided for employees below.
It is important to note that an employee who has a negative test result can return to work when they feel well enough.
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Employee has symptoms of coronavirus.
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They need to self-isolate straight away, and contact the NHS to arrange to be tested. If the test is positive, they need to continue to self-isolate for 10 days from the time their symptoms started. If they feel well enough after 10 days, and have not had a high temperature for 48 hours (without taking any medicines to treat a high temperature) they can return to work. It is not unusual for people to feel unwell for longer, even in milder cases. If the test is negative, they can return to work when they feel well enough. Some workers may be tested without experiencing symptoms, and if they are confirmed to have the disease asymptomatically they would self-isolate for 10 days from the date of the test. If for any reason an employee cannot access a test, they need to self-isolate for 10 days from the time their symptoms started. They can then return to work if they feel well and have not had a high temperature for 48 hours (without taking any medicines to treat a high temperature). |
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Employee has been informed by an NHS contact tracer that they have been in close contact with someone who has tested positive. |
They need to self-isolate for 14 days. Employees can be asked to work from home if they are able to and are not unwell. If they develop symptoms within the 14 days, they need to stay at home for 10 days from the day their symptoms began. They should do this even if it takes them over the 14-day isolation period. |
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Employee lives with someone who has symptoms or who has tested positive. |
Follow advice above for those who have been told by the NHS they have been in close contact with someone who has coronavirus. If the person with symptoms tests negative, everyone in the household can end isolation and the employee can return to work. |
Test, Protect, Isolate Support Guidance is available on the Scottish Government website [opens in a new window].
It is useful to remind employees of the protocols for reporting any coronavirus related symptoms or in the event that Test & Protect make contact with you. You must contact the undernoted as soon as possible: Procedures for Reporting
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Leeanne Galasso, HR & OD Manager, Telephone: 6018121 (internally) or on 0141 578 8121 (externally) Mobile: 07825 753 813 Email: leeanne.galasso@eastdunbarton.gov.uk
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HR Operations Team Telephone: 0141 574 5535 Email: hrcaseadvisors@eastdunbarton.gov.uk
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You can find out more by visiting Employee Zone.
If you have any questions at all please make contact as outlined above.
Many thanks
Ann Davie
Depute Chief Executive, Education, People & Business
17 August 2020