HomeCoronavirus FAQs

Coronavirus FAQs

Knowledge Base Category: Coronavirus FAQs

Information for service users concerned about coronavirus (COVID-19)

  1. PPE – Are there any local firms supplying affordable Face Shields? – Updated 28/4/2020
  2. Can I get a Covid-19 Test Kit for my PA? – Updated 24/4/20
  3. As a Direct Payment user where can I get access to PPE? – Updated 24/4/2020
  4. What is the telephone number of my Employment Insurance Company 24 Hour Employment Law Advice Line? – Updated 9/4/2020
  5. What is my local HST Trust doing to help me, or who do I contact? – Updated 6/4/2020
  6. Part of my care is through a Care Agency, what do I do? Updated – 6/4/2020
  7. Do I Furlough a Self-Employed PA? – Updated 6/4/2020
  8. Can I put my PA(s) on Furlough, as I am isolating at home and my family is providing my care and support? Updated 6/4/2020?
  9. Will Passes of some sort be provided, so PA’s can prove they are traveling to essential work? – Updated 31/3/2020
  10. If I have surplus in my DP budget, can surplus funds be used for items such as PPE to control infection without getting permission from Trust? – Updated 24/4/2020
  11. Will payments of Direct Payment continue into bank accounts? If so, for how long? Updated 24/4/2020
  12. Should my PA be coming into work if they live with someone who has symptoms of Coronavirus? – Updated 27/3/2020
  13. Is it safe for my personal assistant to come to work during the Epidemic? – Updated 27/3/2020
  14. Do my employees need a sick note for a Coronavirus-related absence? – Updated 27/3/2020
  15. My Personal Assistant is Pregnant, what do i do? – Updated 27/3/2020
  16. My PA is self-isolating because they have symptoms of Covid-19 (fever/new & continuous cough), what do i do? – Updated 27/3/2020
  17. My PA doesn’t meet the earnings threshold, therefore not eligible for SSP, but self-isolating – shall I pay SSP anyway? – updated 24/4/2020
  18. Is my Personal Assistant a key worker? – Updated 27/3/2020
  19. If only one of my PA’s is self-isolating – where do the other PA’s stand? – Updated 27/3/2020
  20. My PA has rang in sick, what shall I do? – Updated 27/3/2020
  21. As an employer my household is in self-isolation. Do i have to pay the Personal Assistant? – Updated 27/3/2020
  22. Is my employee entitled to sick pay if they are self-isolating for 12 weeks? – Updated 27/3/2020
  23. As a Service User I am self-isolating and therefore asking the PA to stay away from my home. What do I do? – Updated 27/3/2020
  24. What if a family member who my PA lives with has symptoms of Coronavirus. What should I do? – Updated 27/3/2020
  25. I have a pre-existing condition or suppressed immune system, what should I do? – Updated 27/3/2020