NHS to fund hotel stay for nurses to avoid self-isolation

[Northerner]

The NHS will offer to put nurses up in hotels if someone they live with develops coronavirus symptoms to allow them to continue to go to work rather than self-isolate.

The scheme was announced today amid concerns about the impact new, strict isolation measures will have on staffing at a time of unprecedented demand.

Under previous guidance, people displaying Covid-19 symptoms were told to self-isolate at home for seven days.

Yesterday those measures were extended to include fellow householders and the period of isolation was also increased.

NHS to fund hotel stay for nurses to avoid self-isolation | Nursing Times

The NHS will offer to put nurses up in hotels if someone they live with develops coronavirus symptoms to allow them to continue to go to work rather than

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[grovesy]

It sounds sensible on the face of it, but I can see this being possibly adding to the stress of the staff.