Scottish NHS staff to receive new self-isolation guidance ‘within days’
dailyrecord.co.ukNHS staff in England who are double-vaccinated will be allowed to carry on working in “exceptional circumstances”. The Scottish Government is in discussions about removing the blanket requirement for healthcare staff to self-isolate when they are identified as a close contact of someone with Covid-19.The move would free up medics to deal with pressure in hospitals.Dr Caesar told the BBC’s Good Morning Scotland radio programme on Monday: “We’ve been exploring that with our colleagues in the health and care system, with staff-side representatives.“We are hopeful to be able to give some guidance on that in the next day or two, perhaps earlier.“There would be very clear criteria around it – it would be for the essential maintenance of services.
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