Coronavirus (Covid-19) Test and Trace: Contingency Planning Policy

Policy Statement

This policy sets out the actions to be taken in the event of a staff member receiving an NHS/Public Health England test and trace alert and who has been identified as a contact of someone who has independently tested positive for the Covid-19 virus.

The implications of having an employee notified as being a contact are potentially wide-ranging, hence the recognition that it must be prepared for such eventualities in line with the current Government guidance, particularly that issued under NHS test and trace: workplace guidance.

The organisation accepts the emphasis of the guidance in which employers must play their part in preventing and controlling the spread of infection by: