COVID-19 advice and guidance
COVID-19 FAQs
Find out how to protect yourself, what you should expect from your employer and what to do if you have concerns.
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COVID-19 clinical guidance
Clinical information and key resources to support you with management of COVID-19.
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Advice for managers
Read our guide for managers to help you support staff with long COVID in your workplace.
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COVID-19 workplace risk assessment toolkit
Our toolkit supports health care professionals to manage the risk of COVID-19 in the workplace.
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COVID-19 inquiry
The UK COVID-19 Inquiry has been set up to examine the UK’s preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to learn lessons for the future.
Members want to look forward, ensuring that lessons learned are applied to policies and plans across health and social care. Members wishing to submit evidence to the inquiry can do so via our online form.
COVID-19 advice guides
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20 Mar 2024
COVID inquiry: RCN presents evidence on testing, PPE and staffing in the care sector
Care services were chronically under-resourced to deal with pandemic pressures and lessons must be learned, we told the inquiry.
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21 Dec 2023
COVID JN.1 variant: RCN seeks assurance on new PPE advice
We’ve contacted chief nursing officers in all 4 UK countries and the UKHSA to find out what action will be taken in response to WHO’s statement on a new COVID-19 variant of interest.
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26 Jun 2023
RCN expert declares pandemic preparedness ‘inadequate’ in evidence to COVID inquiry
Infection, prevention and control specialist nurse Rose Gallagher said the UK government planned for the wrong pandemic, didn’t act on learnings from previous outbreaks and failed to prepare the right protective equipment for respiratory infections like COVID-19.
