It is important to notify our wellbeing team of your self-isolation by completing our online form. Our team will then contact you to arrange to support your learning and any other support you need.
Self-isolation is when you do not leave your home because you have or might have coronavirus (COVID-19). This helps stop the virus spreading to other people and from Monday 28 September, it will become a legal requirement to self-isolate.
We are using internal systems to support NHS Test and Trace systems. More generally, we are working closely with the NHS to help identify those who may have been in close contact with a positive case in our communities and react as quickly as possible.
We publish information on a weekly basis on how many staff and students have Covid.
If you live in the same household as a person who has symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19) or who has received a positive test result, follow the Stay at Home: guidance for households with possible or confirmed COVID-19.
If you have been in close contact with, but do not live with, a person who has tested positive for COVID-19, follow the Government guidance for contacts of people with confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) infection who do not live with the person. This may include contact with people in your support bubble.
If you have symptoms or have tested positive for coronavirus, you will need to self-isolate for at least 10 days.
If you are self-isolating:
Further information can be found on the Government website
You are required to self-isolate in your household and cannot return home. You could be fined for breaking your isolation by the police if you do not stay at home and self-isolate following a positive test result for COVID-19, or if you are contacted by NHS Test and Trace and instructed to self-isolate. This ranges from £1,000 to £10,000.
Failure to self-isolate in your accommodation as per the government regulations may also be a breach of the University's Handbook of Student Regulations and may result in disciplinary action ranging from a fine to possible expulsion in the most serious cases.
There is a local test site on Northumbria’s City Centre Campus which is available to students, staff and local residents.
We are Together Against Covid-19
Your safety and wellbeing remain our number one priority and we are committed to ensuring we protect students and colleagues where we can. In the event that you show symptoms of COVID-19, need to quarantine or self-isolate, we have the following steps in place for you:
REPORT Contact us by filling out the Coronavirus (Covid-19) form. You shouldn’t come onto campus and you should make sure to follow government guidance on isolating safely. If you are currently on placement, or are due to begin placement in the next 14 days, you must also inform your placement provider.
RECORD We will use the information in the form to activate our track and trace procedures and assess the individual needs you have through your isolation.
SUPPORT You will be given bespoke support package from us to ensure that your wellbeing, learning and teaching are protected throughout.
You can find government guidance on COVID-19, including information about self-isolation and getting tested, here.
As part of the Northumbria Community, we all have a role to play in keeping ourselves and our community safe, coming Together Against Covid-19.
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