20/03/2020
This is what I meant to share in the previous post. Advice issued from my Professional organisation the CNHC
As you appreciate, we are in the midst of an unprecedent global health crisis. We have previously issued advice to our Registrants signposting Government and PHE guidance and have also issued a joint statement as part of the PSA Accredited Registers Collaborative. However, the situation is moving quickly and guidance is ever-changing. In the light of the social distancing measures announced earlier this week, we are taking this opportunity to update our advice to Registrants and reiterate our signposting of official guidance where it remains relevant. We will be working to support you at this difficult time and will be issuing further updates to our statements and advice on a very regular basis. You can also follow us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn to keep up to date.
Disciplines involving hands-on therapies
You may have already been informed by your professional association that in the light of recent Government guidance on social distancing you should cease hands-on therapies with immediate effect. Even if you have not been told that, CNHC’s position is that you should suspend seeing your clients until further notice. It is a difficult decision to take given the impact it will have on livelihoods, but CNHC believe it is the right thing to do to assist in stemming the spread of coronavirus which can be transmitted by those who do not develop any symptoms. Safeguarding the health of your clients, your own health and that of your staff is paramount. We have a duty of care to do all we can to help end this world health crisis.
