Managing NHS staff self-testing for COVID: five things trusts should consider
As with many other things during the pandemic, the requirement for all patient-facing staff in NHS trusts to perform asymptomatic self-testing for COVID-19, has been introduced rapidly and with little time for planning.
In the absence of a national system, infection control within the NHS is now being managed in a plethora of ways – including using paper, spreadsheets or online forms that are either open to the internet or hosted on intranets that are often inaccessible from staff members’ homes, where the tests are being performed.
So, how can the people responsible for managing staff-testing within NHS organisations find and roll out an appropriate solution? Our CEO Elliott put together a list for DigitalHealth.London, to help inform decision making.
