Written question asked by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff (Crossbench) on Thursday, 3 December 2020, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 December 2020. It was answered by Lord Bethell (Conservative) on Thursday, 17 December 2020 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.
Coronavirus: Contact Tracing
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide funeral workers with access to Test and Trace risk assessments by Tier One contract tracers.
- Answer
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Public Health England’s Health Protection Teams (HPTs) undertake tier 1 contact tracing and have a key role in investigating workplace outbreaks; this includes in the funeral services industry.
In line with other essential services, COVID-19 cases working in the funeral sector are not automatically escalated to HPTs. If contact tracing results in staffing levels, due to high numbers of staff being asked to self-isolate, that jeopardise the continued functioning of their essential service then the employers are advised to discuss with the local HPT who can review the risk assessment in this light
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- HL11075
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Funerals Staff Screening Coronavirus Contact tracing
- Contains statistics
- Yes
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