To view advice specifically for Health and Social Care (HSC) staff based in Northern Ireland, please see the Public Health Agency website. (Q+As updated 20 April 2020)
HSC questions and answers for health and social care staff
02/04/2020
Workforce, Governance and Regulations
- MHRA website for reporting medicine side-effects and equipment incidents
- Common employment questions
- COVID testing for staff
- Health and Safety Executive: Covid-19 RIDDOR Advice
- Information governance
- IR(ME)R
- Guidance for the clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV)
- Pregnancy
- Radiology Service Managers
- Returners to practice; retired radiographers; registered radiographers in other work areas; and volunteers
- Sick leave and time off
- Social Partnership Forum pandemic working guidance
- National staff council terms and conditions
- SoR members administering covid-19 vaccines
- The Quality Standard for Imaging (QSI)
Infection control and PPE
- Cleaning and decontamination of equipment
- Contact with infected patients or suspected cases
- Infection prevention and control responsibilities
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- PPE and the importance of workplace risk assessments
- PPE guidance posters for imaging and oncology teams
- PPE: Urgent update for members
- NHS staff urged to have flu vaccine
- Resuscitation Council UK Statement on PHE PPE Guidance
- SoR backs call for upgrade in PPE for healthcare staff
- Treating patients who refuse to wear a mask or suitable face covering
Radiotherapy
Diagnostic Radiography
Education and students
Clinical Guidelines
HSC Northern Ireland
NHS Scotland
- Covid special leave arrangements
- National guidance for staff and managers
- Covid-19 recruitment portal for former health staff and final year students
- Scottish Terms and Conditions Committee
- NHS pauses screening programmes across Scotland
- NHS Scotland Psychosocial support and wellbeing - Looking after people, yourself, and your staff
- COVID-19 eUpdates
NHS Wales
Wellbeing, emotional and mental health