Health and social care professionals: coronavirus

Guidance and services

• Returning health professionals and scientists
  How health professionals and scientists can return to the NHS to help during the coronavirus pandemic.
• Register to rejoin the NHS
  Complete a form to tell us your skills and register to rejoin the NHS and help with coronavirus.
• COVID-19: NHS Wales indemnity
  Explains indemnity cover for NHS staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
• Help the NHS in a temporary role during the coronavirus pandemic
  Browse and register for roles in NHS community, primary and secondary care.
• Free bus and rail travel for NHS staff
  Show your NHS staff pass and travel for free on trains and most buses.
• Health, care and volunteer workers parking pass and concessions
  Guidance and terms of use for the parking pass and concessions for COVID-19 health, care and volunteer workers.
• Coronavirus: increasing the adult critical care nursing workforce
  How to assist critical care staff in surge response to coronavirus.
• Support for student allied health professionals during the COVID-19 epidemic
  Introduces temporary registration and increased clinical work for student allied health professionals.
• COVID-19 workforce risk assessment tool
  Check if you are at higher risk of more serious symptoms if you come into contact with COVID-19.
• COVID-19: guidance for student nurses
  Guidance for student nurses and midwives during COVID-19
• NHS Wales COVID-19 Operating Framework: quarter 2 2020 to 2021
  Operating framework to help the NHS deliver essential health services during COVID-19.
• Overseas trained nurses: join the temporary register
  What you need to know about joining the NMC COVID-19 temporary register.
• NHS Wales COVID-19 Operating Framework: quarter 1 2020 to 2021
  Operating framework to help the NHS deliver essential health services during COVID-19.
• Essential health services during COVID-19
  Summary of health services deemed essential during the coronavirus pandemic.
• Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (Furlough): social care guidance
  Letter from the Deputy Director General detailing how the COVID-19 Job Retention Scheme applies to social care.
• Verifying death in times of emergency: coronavirus (COVID-19)
  Guidance for verifying death outside of hospitals during the coronavirus emergency period.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• Support for healthcare science professionals during the COVID-19 epidemic: joint 4 nation statement
  Policy and strategy
  Thanks healthcare science professionals and mentions working outside the usual scope of practice.
• Support for allied health professionals and support workers during the COVID-19 epidemic
  Policy and strategy
  Thanks health workers and mentions working outside the usual scope of practice during the COVID-19 epidemic.
• COVID-19 Moral and Ethical Advisory Group Wales: 14 May 2020
  Meeting
  COVID-19 Moral and Ethical Guidance for Wales Advisory Group (CMEAG-Wales)
  Minutes for the COVID-19 Moral and Ethical Advisory Group Wales meeting held on 14 May 2020.
• COVID-19 Moral and Ethical Advisory Group Wales: 21 May 2020
  Meeting
  COVID-19 Moral and Ethical Guidance for Wales Advisory Group (CMEAG-Wales)
  Minutes for the COVID-19 Moral and Ethical Advisory Group Wales meeting held on 21 May 2020.
• COVID-19 Moral and Ethical Advisory Group Wales agenda and minutes: 23 April 2020
  Meeting
  COVID-19 Moral and Ethical Guidance for Wales Advisory Group (CMEAG-Wales)
  Agenda and minutes for the COVID-19 Moral and Ethical Advisory Group Wales meeting held on 23 April 2020.
• Directions to Local Health Boards as to the Statement of Financial Entitlements (COVID-19 Suspension of Enhanced Services) (Amendment) Directions 2020
  Legislation
  Directions to local health boards on amendments to the general medical services contract.
• Directions to Local Health Boards as to the Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) (No. 2) Directions 2020
  Legislation
  Directions to local health boards on amendments to the general medical services contract.
• COVID-19 Moral and Ethical Advisory Group Wales minutes: 30 April 2020
  Meeting
  COVID-19 Moral and Ethical Guidance for Wales Advisory Group (CMEAG-Wales)
  Minutes for the COVID-19 Moral and Ethical Advisory Group Wales meeting held on 30 April 2020.