Staff have been asked to wear masks if we have covid.
So, staff in the medical settings are carrying on working despite knowing they have covid? I would hope that if staff had flu or any other easily transmitable disease, they would be asked to stay or work at home so that they don't pass it to vulnerable patients.
Staff have been asked to wear masks if we have covid.
So, staff in the medical settings are carrying on working despite knowing they have covid? I would hope that if staff had flu or any other easily transmitable disease, they would be asked to stay or work at home so that they don't pass it to vulnerable patients.
As I understand it, the symptoms of cold, flu and Covid are very similar. If staff were told to stay home every time they had a sniffle, the NHS really would totally collapse. The request/requirement for medical staff to wear a mask if symptomatic seems a sensible way forward.
On my last oncology appointment it was the only department I saw during my brief visit, that asked everyone to wear a mask, for obvious reasons. It was quite odd to still see half the waiting room without them on, even if all the staff were wearing them, as did I.
I don't normally follow this thread or look out for anything to do with covid and I think it's partly why so many people are ignorant. We have just moved on to a time where everything else seems more newsworthy to the media.
There was a time when if you had any of the classic symptoms then you had to stay home until your PCR (swab that goes to the lab) was negative, then it changed to if your home LFT was negative you could choose to come in or go sick. Now they have stopped public and NHS staff testing (apart from certain circumstances as an in-patient), so unless you happen to have some at home then you won’t be tested.
For years health care workers have come to work with coughs, colds and feeling unwell - not fair on patients and colleagues but there is a culture of ‘not letting the team down’ plus penalties for a poor sickness absence record.
I am not giving my opinion on it all, as I am at the mercy of the NHS rules so just sharing the facts.
“… There was a time when if you had any of the classic symptoms then you had to stay home until your PCR (swab that goes to the lab) was negative, then it changed to if your home LFT was negative you could choose to come in or go sick …”
I presume the reasoning is that with (hopefully) most of the population vaccinated, if someone does have Covid their viral load will be less and therefore they’ll be less likely to infect others?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It can be, and therein lies the problem. Flu can be extremely serious for some people but there has never been any suggestion that I am aware of that everybody should wear masks during the 'flu season'. When Covid hit and there was no vaccine it made absolute sense to take all possible precautions, whether or not with the benefit of hindsight they were all 'good ideas'.
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So, staff in the medical settings are carrying on working despite knowing they have covid? I would hope that if staff had flu or any other easily transmitable disease, they would be asked to stay or work at home so that they don't pass it to vulnerable patients.
As I understand it, the symptoms of cold, flu and Covid are very similar. If staff were told to stay home every time they had a sniffle, the NHS really would totally collapse. The request/requirement for medical staff to wear a mask if symptomatic seems a sensible way forward.
I don't normally follow this thread or look out for anything to do with covid and I think it's partly why so many people are ignorant. We have just moved on to a time where everything else seems more newsworthy to the media.
I was sent that via WhatsApp during Covid.....didn't realise it was that old 😉
There was a time when if you had any of the classic symptoms then you had to stay home until your PCR (swab that goes to the lab) was negative, then it changed to if your home LFT was negative you could choose to come in or go sick. Now they have stopped public and NHS staff testing (apart from certain circumstances as an in-patient), so unless you happen to have some at home then you won’t be tested.
I presume the reasoning is that with (hopefully) most of the population vaccinated, if someone does have Covid their viral load will be less and therefore they’ll be less likely to infect others?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It can be, and therein lies the problem. Flu can be extremely serious for some people but there has never been any suggestion that I am aware of that everybody should wear masks during the 'flu season'. When Covid hit and there was no vaccine it made absolute sense to take all possible precautions, whether or not with the benefit of hindsight they were all 'good ideas'.