Infectious Diseases (including Covid-19)
Respiratory Infections
You are strongly encouraged to stay at home, or in your student accommodation, if you have symptoms of Covid-19 or any other respiratory infections, or if you test positive for Covid-19. Please follow NHS advice. You should let your manager/supervisor/tutor know and staff should follow normal sickness absence reporting procedure, including reporting on SuccessFactors.
Measles
Anyone suffering symptoms of measles should stay away from the University for at least 4 days after the first signs of a rash, and comply with the current NHS Measles guidance. You should let your manager/supervisor/tutor know and staff must report their sickness/absence status, via SuccessFactors.
Streptococcus A
The advice to staff for 'Strep A' is the same as for other similar infections, which includes staying away from campus if you have any symptoms (including a sore throat), good hand hygiene, good respiratory hygiene and good sanitisation/cleaning. Children are more at risk than adults so it is wise to be aware of the symptoms and what to do if a child is particularly unwell. There is more information available at NHS Streptococcus A (Strep A) guidance.
There is further information on infectious diseases in the risk assessment in the right hand margin of this page and on the NHS A-Z webpages.
Support
HR Business Partners can offer further advice and support, both to managers and to staff with concerns, on request.Please reach out for support if you need it, either through the Staff Wellbeing Hub, your department or the Employee Assistance Programme. You can also find guidance on supporting students through Wellbeing Support Services.