Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sent round a memo to staff saying the vast majority of them don't need to test for Covid even if they have symptoms
The NHS trust that runs the Royal Preston and Chorley and South Ribble hospitals has said that it will clarify its position on Covid testing for staff after sending a memo stating that most of its employees “should not” take a test. This was even if they have symptoms of the virus.
The memo states, in bold type, that while staff based on the Ribblesdale cancer ward and ward 25, which sometimes accommodates kidney transplant patients, are “expected” to test if they have symptoms – as the Local Democracy Reporting Service first revealed back in August – “staff who do not work on these wards should not test themselves for COVID-19”.
Other responses were similarly scathing, describing the message as “negligent” and “reckless”, while one asked: “How can they tell staff not to test?” – a sentiment shared by several others. Another contrasted the restrictions on daily life at the height of the pandemic, with the message to LTH staff: “This is what loss of freedom really looks like: healthcare workers checking their health status becomes an ‘inadvertent’ breach of their employer’s policy.”
The LDRS understands that, as of 15th October, there were 12 inpatients with Covid across LTH – not all of whom had been admitted because of the virus itself. It is also understood that NHS trusts are not funded to purchase Covid testing kits and those that are needed are procured through the UKHSA.
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