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If you have a new continuous cough, a high temperature, or a loss or change to your sense of taste or smell, do not come to our hospitals. Follow the national advice on coronavirus (COVID-19).
Please find information on our services and visiting restrictions in our COVID-19 section.
Patients and visitors must wear a face covering in our hospitals.
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If your question is not answered below, and you are a member of staff, please speak to your line manager or email covidquestions@ouh.nhs.uk
If your question is about an OUH HR matter that isn't addressed here, please discuss this initially with your line manager who can then raise it with the HR consultant for your Division.
Some links are to documents on the OUH internal staff intranet: if you are a staff member and cannot access the intranet, please email covidquestions@ouh.nhs.uk and we will send you the document you need.
Please remember guidance is likely to change rapidly, so check back to see if you have the most up-to-date version of a document.
If you have tested positive for COVID-19, you should contact FirstCare to log your absence and self-isolate as required. You will be paid if you need to be off work for a COVID-related absence and it will not trigger any actions on the absence management system.
If any of the following situations apply, you should speak to your line manager about the possibility of working from home in line with the Interim Home Working Policy (staff intranet).
If you cannot work from home, you should contact FirstCare and log your absence. Your line manager will then work with you to support you throughout your time away from work.
You will be paid if you need to be off work for a COVID-related absence and it will not trigger any actions on the absence management system.
For more information, please speak to your HR Business Partner for your Division.
Shifts booked through NHSP will be paid if the absence is COVID-19 related and where the shifts are pre-booked.
Further advice is available from NHSP or please contact:
ouhadmin@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk
This is only applicable for pre-booked bank-shifts. It does not apply to shifts added on just before or after the shift has or has not been worked.
This does not apply to agency workers who will be subject to the terms and conditions of their contracts with their employing agency.
PFI staff with Retention of Employment (RoE) contracts of employment will receive full pay in the same way as OUH staff.
ll other staff directly employed by a PFI contractor will be subject to their normal terms and conditions of sickness absence unless otherwise advised.
For agency staff, please speak to your agency.
Yes, you might be eligible for a Test and Trace Support Payment. Your local council might be able to give you £500 if:
Find out more or apply for a Test and Trace Support Payment.
If you live in Oxfordshire, you can apply via your district or city council for payment (if you're not sure which area you live in, check your council tax bill).
Links to the service for each council are as follows: