21 January 2022

Covid update - 21 January

Members will be aware that in England, Scotland and Wales, governments have set out plans to lift Omicron restrictions. England also plans to end legally-binding self-isolation restrictions on 24 March, subject to no further major public health threats identified.
 
NHS England has advised that IPC guidance remains in place for in primary eye care. So, unless IPC guidance is updated, patients in England will still need to wear face masks when visiting their optician, even though the government intends to remove their mandatory use in England from 27 January.
 
Members in Northern Ireland are advised to read this guidance on self-isolation, and members in Scotland this updated guidance, both of which were last updated on 17 January.

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