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28 January 2022
Latest staff testing changes and webinar invitation
As mentioned in yesterday’s PEN Newsletter, as the country moves from Plan B with the removal of restrictions, there are changes to the testing guidance for all adult social care providers.
From Wednesday 16 February there will be an enhanced testing regime of pre-shift LFDs for all staff on each of the days they are working, and the removal of the weekly asymptomatic PCR testing for staff.
There will be no change in PCR testing for staff symptomatic testing, or any other PCR testing for staff, e.g. when they’re a contact.
From Friday 28 January, you will be able to place an order for LFDs for your staff, which will take 7-10 days to be delivered.
Full guidance will be published next week but to understand more about the change and how to implement it, we strongly encourage you to join the upcoming Department of Health & Social Care webinars to be held on the following days:
Friday 28 January at 11:00am
Monday 31 January at 10:00am
Wednesday 2 February at 4:00pm
Please join the webinar of your choice using this link.
https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1474646&tp_key=bb376c26e7
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