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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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Contact FirstCare on 0333 321 8086 if you are going to be absent from work due to sickness or unplanned, non-medical absence (such as care of a dependant).
FirstCare is open 24/7.
If your absence is because of illness, FirstCare will offer you confidential medical advice and support from registered general nurses during your absence from work. Once reported, your absence will remain OPEN until you contact FirstCare and CLOSE it with your date and time of returning to work. The relevant information that you give will be sent to your line manager(s) along with guidance on how they may best support you during your absence.
For further information, please consult your FirstCare leaflet or view the OUH intranet (available to staff only).