NHS: Coronavirus

(asked on 28th April 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask Her Majesty's Government how many NHS staff had received a negative COVID-19 test result and returned to work by 27 April; and what impact this has had on planned delays to cancer surgeries.


Answered by
Lord Bethell Portrait
Lord Bethell
This question was answered on 19th May 2020

We do not hold information on the number of National Health Service staff who have tested negative for COVID-19 and returned to work as a result of a negative test. If a member of staff tests negative, then they can return to work if they are well enough to do so and should discuss this with their employing organisation.

Essential and urgent cancer treatments are continuing. The NHS is adapting how it runs its cancer services to ensure the safety of both patients and staff – this includes establishing dedicated cancer hubs for urgent treatment and diagnosis.

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