Nowit's beenconfirmedthatfromthe 15thofJune, anyonevisitingAhhospitalinEnglandwillhavetowear a facecoveringandallstaffwillneedtowearsurgicalmasks.
But a grouprepresentingNHStrustssaystheannouncementtookthembysurprise.
Wewouldhavelikedtohaveseen a longerperiodoftimetodiscussthiswiththegovernmentandforthemtoconsultfrontlineleadersaboutwhattoleavetherightwaytogoonthis M for, forustoworkitouttogetherwiththegovernmentfromthe 15thofJune.
H O advisesthatgovernmentshouldencouragethegeneralpublictowearmaskswherethereiswidespreadtransmissionandphysicaldistancingisdifficult, suchasonpublictransportinshopsorineitherconfinedorcrowdedenvironments.
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