Find guidance about coronavirus (COVID-19) for health professionals, businesses, schools and other organisations.

This guidance was last updated on 12^th March 2020, for the latest information please visit https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-list-of-guidance

The advice for anyone in any setting is to follow these main guidelines.

1. If you have been in contact with someone with coronavirus or have returned from an affected area identified by the Chief Medical Officer as high risk and you are feeling unwell with a cough, difficulty breathing or fever, stay at home and use the NHS 111 online coronavirus service or call NHS 111.
2. Wash your hands more often than usual, for 20 seconds using soap and hot water, particularly after coughing, sneezing and blowing your nose, or after being in public areas where other people are doing so. Use hand sanitiser if that’s all you have access to.
3. To reduce the spread of germs when you cough or sneeze, cover your mouth and nose with a tissue, or your sleeve (not your hands) if you don’t have a tissue, and throw the tissue away immediately. Then wash your hands or use a hand sanitising gel.
4. Clean and disinfect regularly touched objects and surfaces using your regular cleaning products to reduce the risk of passing the infection on to other people.

At the current time and based on our understanding of what is known of COVID-19 and other similar respiratory viruses, it is likely that older people and those with chronic medical conditions may be vulnerable to severe disease. As more information emerges, recommendations may change.

Washing hands for 20 seconds in hot water is central to preventing and slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19).

It is one of the easiest ways to protect yourself and others from the virus as well as illnesses such as food poisoning and flu.

When to wash your hands

• Before, during, and after preparing food
• Before eating food
• Before and after caring for someone at home who is sick with vomiting or diarrhoea
• Before and after treating a cut or wound
• After using the toilet
• After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has used the toilet
• After blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing
• After touching an animal, animal feed, or animal waste
• After handling pet food or pet treats
• After touching garbage

How to wash your hands

The NHS have put together a thorough step-by-step guide to washing your hands with soap and water. You should wash your hands for the amount of time it takes to sing "Happy Birthday" twice (around 20 seconds).

Video Guides

Watch these videos to find out the best way to wash your hands. There’s also one for young children to help get them involved in good hand washing.

How to wash your hand NHS Guide 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGJNspLRdrc

Child friendly guide on how to wash your hands NHS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9VjeIWLnEg

Hand-Sanitizers

Washing hands with soap and water is the best way to get rid of germs in most situations. If soap and water are not readily available, you can use an alcohol-based hand-sanitizer that contains at least 60% alcohol. You can tell if the sanitizer contains at least 60% alcohol by looking at the product label.

Sanitizers can quickly reduce the number of germs on hands in many situations. However,

• Sanitizers do not get rid of all types of germs
• Hand sanitizers may not be as effective when hands are visibly dirty or greasy
• Hand sanitizers might not remove harmful chemicals from hands like pesticides and heavy metals

How to use hand sanitizer

• Apply the gel product to the palm of one hand (read the label to learn the correct amount)
• Rub your hands together
• Rub the gel over all the surfaces of your hands and fingers until your hands are dry. This should take around 20 seconds

For more information and to see the government response to coronavirus, visit GOV.UK

Last week we held our monthly recruitment and induction day where our carers received their training in order for them to go out to work this week.

It was another successful event where we were able to get to know our carers a little better and they also got to know us too.

Our carers are now ready to service the residents of Waltham Forest and provide the essential care they require.

We are constantly recruiting for various care projects within both the NHS and private sectors in Kent, Surrey, Southampton, Hertfordshire and Essex.

All our roles offer great flexibility, from full-time, part-time to just a few hours a week. It’s the perfect role that lets you be in control of the hours you work. And, most importantly it is highly rewarding as the care you provide makes a positive difference to those who are their most vulnerable.

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Alternatively, please Request a Call Back or contact us on 020 8709 6553 and a consultant can talk through your individual requirements.​

TLTP Medical’s recruitment drive has seen us travel to Kent, Essex, Southampton, Hertfordshire and across London where we have met and registered talented healthcare professionals who are working on a number of exciting NHS projects.

Our recruitment days have been the perfect opportunity for healthcare professionals to get a better insight into our current and upcoming healthcare positions. It’s also a chance for healthcare professionals to meet their friendly and well-informed recruitment consultant and for us to get to know you better.

We are proud to be recruiting Carers and Healthcare Assistants for several NHS Trusts including Kent, Surrey, Southampton, Hertfordshire and Essex. We are acquiring new projects and roles on a daily basis and in 2020 we will be continuing our recruitment drive throughout the UK.

Join our team  

As a specialist medical recruitment consultancy providing locum, temporary and permanent staff to the NHS and private sectors, our disciplines cover a range of roles within:

• Primary Care
• Nursing
• Allied Health Professionals
• Health Science Services
• Domiciliary Care
• Administration and Clerical

All our consultants possess a wealth of recruitment experience in the medical field and are therefore able to provide appropriate, informed guidance to all candidates, from newly qualified health professionals through to senior leaders.

If you would like to be informed as soon as a new job opportunity is available, please Register and subscribe to job alerts to ensure you never miss our latest roles.

Alternatively, please Request a Call Back or contact us on 020 8709 6553 and a consultant can talk through your individual requirements.​