Coronavirus – Nursing Agency Advice

Update 18th March 2020 – Go Nurse Current Position to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

The Go Nurse UK head office is now working remotely and fully operational. All HQ staff are working from home in support of Government best practice.
When you telephone our office on our single 24/7 number 02082617261 you will divert to our central call service, who will then direct your call as requested.

As guidance expands we request all Go Nurse locums to complete the COVID-19 self declaration form in case of any change OR to advise us of fitness.
All locums are advised NOT to travel in uniform, but change into clean uniform at arrival of your shift.
In addition we can confirm that all active locums have completed and passed an updated infection control training focused on Coronavirus.

Locums are advised to contact the office with any CV instances, interaction, self isolation or to discuss all concerns.

Update 13th March 2020 – Go Nurse Current Position to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

As a responsible organisation, we aim to support our clients, vulnerable end users and valuable locums in care homes and social care settings. To this end we openly disclose the below comments to help our team make the right personal decision based on the best information we have available.

Many care services are now closed for non-essential visitors including friends and relatives.
Go Nurse supports this as a protective measure for residents, staff and agency locums.
Go Nurse will proactively ask each client on receipt of a booking whether they have any instances of self isolation or Coronavirus cases.
Any known information will be passed to any Go Nurse locum to allow them to make a personal informed decision on whether to accept a shift, including self isolations on site, suspected COVID-19 cases or known COVID-19 cases.
If in any doubt whatsoever, we encourage all locums to ask upon shift arrival the latest site information and availability of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). If this information is not available, contact the office 02082617261.
Go Nurse office based in Twickenham is fully prepared in case of full or part closure to work without disruption to our locums or clients.

Working for a Nursing Agency – Play Your Part in Managing the Coronavirus: Covid-19

Nurses, care staff and support workers are all aware of the current threat posed by the contagious and potentially deadly Coronavirus. We all work with potentially vulnerable individuals, therefore we have to remain extra vigilant in light of current threats. If you current work for Go Nuse you will be contacted to take urgent infection control refresher training and asked about recent travel.

The World Health Organisation has declared this as a public health emergency of international concern and certainly infections are now spreading rapidly outside of China.

A coronavirus is a type of virus. As a group, coronaviruses are common across the world. Typical symptoms of coronavirus include fever and a cough that may progress to severe pneumonia causing shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. Generally, coronavirus causes more severe symptoms in people with weakened immune systems, older people, and those with long-term conditions like diabetes, cancer and chronic lung disease. Novel coronavirus (2019-nCov) is a new strain of coronavirus first identified in Wuhan City, China.

As healthcare locums you are naturally in the front line of treating and supporting ill and vulnerable adults, and therefore it is imperative that you take as much precaution to protect yourselves. At the same time, it is our duty to protect our clients, many of whom are elderly and vulnerable.

Go Nurse is dedicated to maintaining the safety and wellbeing of our locums and our clients, and so would like to draw your attention to the points below and ask you to act accordingly: