Our final patient has now been discharged
Yesterday saw our final patient discharged from the hospital before we prepare to go into standby at the end of the month. Thank you to all colleagues who supported the safe discharge of our final patients over the last few days. Following this development, colleagues are no longer required to wear face masks in green areas where 2m distance can be maintained. Masks should be worn if this distance cannot be maintained.
We are now in the process of undertaking a deep clean of the Red Zone. To facilitate this, access to the entire clinical area will be restricted from today until the end of the day on Wednesday 24th June. Access will only be permitted by prior arrangement via Jo Wright or Rob Lamb under a permit to work scheme. PPE is still required in the Red Zone until the deep clean is complete.
Staff Covid-19 Antibody Testing Programme
Antibody testing is now available for all colleagues at the Nightingale. This is part of a research programme being delivered by our host trust Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust to help provide information on the prevalence of COVID-19 in different regions of the country to help better understand how the disease spreads. The test is a venous blood test, which will be taken by a trained member of staff and processed through NHS pathology networks.
There is more information, including FAQs, in the document below. It is however important to be aware that the result of a positive test does not indicate immunity to COVID-19. All infection prevention and control measures must continue to be in place irrespective of the presence of antibodies. Public Health England is conducting a study to establish whether antibodies detected by this test do indicate immunity to COVID-19.
Tests can be booked online here.
You will be prompted to provide a passcode. Please enter MCRCOV19 to proceed. During registration you need to select Nightingale as the test site, you will also be asked to provide your details including an up to date mobile telephone, this is the number your booking confirmation and results will be sent to via text message.
Please attend the main reception desk for your appointment, and they will advise on where to go. We suggest you arrive five minutes before your appointment.
If you have already completed your last shift on site, you are still able to access the antibody test. We would advise booking it to coincide with attending a debrief session on site.
If you have further questions regarding this please contact Kate Carter, Lead Nurse ([email protected] or 07921 540 510).
