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<blockquote data-quote="Silkroad77" data-source="post: 2357097" data-attributes="member: 488679"><p>Hello JRT and thanks for your replies.</p><p></p><p>The risk assessment carried out at work put me at high risk, but of course when I phoned my GP for a letter, they said it'd take 6-8 weeks to get one.</p><p></p><p>The issue with where I work is that some of the service users stand right next to you, despite being told lots of times of the risks of covid-19 and the guidelines.</p><p>They also don't wash their hands (with regards to covid-19 guidelines) and then often touch staff-despite being told about covid-19 risks.</p><p>They also cough without covering their mouths, we do wear masks at work, and carry out covid cleaning, and maintain social distance, however, considering they don't always maintain social distancing.</p><p></p><p>We've now got weekly covid tests as well.</p><p></p><p>So it's not staff being careless or lazy etc, but rather service users potentially putting staff at risk, due to lack of following Covid-19 guidelines.</p><p></p><p>After what felt like deliberation, I just got an e-mail from my manager, conforming that I don't have to come into work, if there is an outbreak.</p><p>I was concerned about this as some people in the company I work seem to think that just covid cleaning, following guidelines, wearing PPE is enough to prevent covid, but I know that this doesn't fully 100% guarantee that there won't be a outbreak.</p><p></p><p>Care homes and the like are 'breaching social bubble' rules, where sometimes the bubbles are extended up to 20 different homes ( of course you can't have it any other way, as the vulnerable do need care workers and support workers) but there are still up to 20 different households going to support service users, which puts people at risk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silkroad77, post: 2357097, member: 488679"] Hello JRT and thanks for your replies. The risk assessment carried out at work put me at high risk, but of course when I phoned my GP for a letter, they said it'd take 6-8 weeks to get one. The issue with where I work is that some of the service users stand right next to you, despite being told lots of times of the risks of covid-19 and the guidelines. They also don't wash their hands (with regards to covid-19 guidelines) and then often touch staff-despite being told about covid-19 risks. They also cough without covering their mouths, we do wear masks at work, and carry out covid cleaning, and maintain social distance, however, considering they don't always maintain social distancing. We've now got weekly covid tests as well. So it's not staff being careless or lazy etc, but rather service users potentially putting staff at risk, due to lack of following Covid-19 guidelines. After what felt like deliberation, I just got an e-mail from my manager, conforming that I don't have to come into work, if there is an outbreak. I was concerned about this as some people in the company I work seem to think that just covid cleaning, following guidelines, wearing PPE is enough to prevent covid, but I know that this doesn't fully 100% guarantee that there won't be a outbreak. Care homes and the like are 'breaching social bubble' rules, where sometimes the bubbles are extended up to 20 different homes ( of course you can't have it any other way, as the vulnerable do need care workers and support workers) but there are still up to 20 different households going to support service users, which puts people at risk. [/QUOTE]
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