Guidance

COVID-19: UKAP statement on health clearance and monitoring

Advice on UKAP registration, monitoring practice and incident response during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• From: Public Health England
• Published: 16 April 2020

This publication was withdrawn on 15 August 2024

This guidance is no longer in use.

For the latest information, see UK Advisory Panel for Healthcare Workers Living with Bloodborne Viruses (UKAP).

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UKAP statement to healthcare workers and occupational health departments during the COVID-19 pandemic

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The UKAP statement on health clearance and monitoring provides guidance for occupational health physicians and healthcare workers on appropriate arrangements for the health clearance of redeployed and retired NHS staff, and on the monitoring of healthcare workers living with bloodborne viruses (BBVs), during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The statement also advises on arrangements for contacting UK Advisory Panel for Healthcare Workers Infected with Bloodborne Viruses (UKAP) for further advice, and the management of suspected incidents and transmission events, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 16 April 2020