PLEASE NOTE: This advice is updated routinely to reflect the evolving situation around COVID-19. Please visit the official NHS website here for the latest information.
It is important that you follow official advice around preventative measures such as handwashing and etiquette around coughing and tissue use. See the official advice here
Since the start of the pandemic, NHS Professionals have been supporting our Bank Members by making self-isolation payments. This has been in line with the Staff Terms and Conditions section of the COVID-19 Workforce Guidance.
In line with the ‘Plan For Living with COVID-19’, the Government are now withdrawing the Staff Terms and Conditions section of the COVID-19 Workforce Guidance. This means that from 7th July 2022, NHS Trusts no longer offer special pay to those who are isolating. We are continuing to mirror the arrangements of our client Trusts and will be reflecting those changes in our own arrangements.
What this means in practice
From 7th July onwards, anyone commencing sickness absence due to COVID-19 will be managed in the same way as any other sickness absence and paid according to contractual sick pay arrangements. This means that where eligible, Bank Members will receive Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for any sickness absences which commenced on or after 7 July 2022. For more information on SSP, please visit the Help and Advice pages on our website.
If you have a patient facing role, it is really important that you continue to Lateral Flow test twice weekly and do not go to work if you test positive.