November 2020 newsUpdate - Issue 132

England

• The symptoms your client has.
• The adverse impact those symptoms are having on their daily life. 
• Their medical history, including any pre-existing conditions or diagnosis they have received from their GP, hospital consultant, or other regulated health professional.
• A clear rationale for the care that you are providing.

• Check that your insurance will cover this.
• Think about how you will manage social distancing and hygiene in an environment that is not your own and communicate with the client in advance about how to manage this.  
• Consider who else lives with the client and whether they are in a high or moderate risk group. 
• Check before you enter the client’s home if they, or anyone who lives with them or is in their support bubble, have had any coronavirus symptoms or if they have been contacted by NHS Test and Trace and told to self-isolate. If the answer is yes, then do not enter the home or provide the therapy. 

• Only provide treatments in a room which is not used by other members of your household.
• Sanitise the treatment room and any other parts of your home that clients have to pass through to reach the room between each appointment. Not doing this could place both your clients and members of your household at risk. 
• Check all members of your household daily for any symptoms of COVID-19. 
• Follow our advice on working safely to make sure your practice is COVID-secure. 

• Tier 1: Medium alert
• Tier 2: High alert
• Tier 3: Very High alert.

Northern Ireland

Scotland

Guidance on non-essential travel that had previously been advisory became law on 20 November:

• People living in level 3 or level 4 areas will not be allowed to travel outside those areas unless it is essential.
• People from other parts of Scotland will not be able to travel into level 3 or level 4 areas unless it is essential.
• People in Scotland will not be allowed to travel to other parts of the UK unless it is essential.

• As close contact services must close in level 4, Registrants who live in areas in levels 0 to 3 cannot travel to work in level 4 areas.
• Registrants can leave their home in a level 4 area to work in a level 3 area, but please be mindful of the national effort to control the virus and carefully consider if your travel is essential and within the law.

Wales

You can find out advice on following government advice on working safely here.

You can find also information and resources in the coronavirus news section of our website. 

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