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England: updated guidance reflecting lockdown restrictions published on GOV.UK
Updated funeral guidance for England, reflecting lockdown restrictions, has been published on the Government website. Click here to view the guidance. The long form guidance, published in December, is accessible here, in the Latest Guidance on Funeral Services section.
England: Lateral flow testing for funeral workers
Rapid (lateral flow) testing is now being rolled out across England and, as a profession that cannot work from home, frontline funeral staff fall into the eligible group for testing. The process is being managed at a community level and NAFD…
Update: vaccination of frontline funeral workers
Through our work with local resilience forums/partnerships across England, Wales and Scotland and the Department of Health in Northern Ireland, progress is being made on access to priority vaccination for frontline funeral staff. In a number of areas of England,…
Scotland: Updated guidance for funeral directors published
The Scottish Government has today published updated guidance for funeral directors, burial and cremation authorities and funeral services, in line with the current restrictions. Access to the updated guidance can be found here: https://blogs.gov.scot/funeral-industry/2021/01/06/main-guidance-documents-updated-lockdown-changes-5-january-2021/
Will funeral workers be prioritised for the vaccine?
After the NAFD and other members of the Deceased Management Advisory Group made extensive representations to the Cabinet Office, Public Health England/DHSC ( 31 December 2020) and the Scottish Government (1 January 2021) both categorised ‘Frontline funeral operatives and mortuary…