Autumn 2020
To Host Families:
CORONAVIRUS
CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR HOST FAMILIES
This plan is
written for Edinburgh Guardian Angels Host families who are hosting students
during the Coronavirus outbreak. We can
only place students into our host family at this time if the host has agreed to
this plan which deals with a situation where the school is closed and a student
arrives at their house with symptoms or presents with symptoms whilst they are
there.
If students
are showing symptoms when the school is closed, we would not have an
alternative place to house them. This
obviously presents an un acceptable safeguarding concern so we need to make
sure our Host Family’s are prepared to keep the student if this happens and
follow the plan below.
We urge you
to have an individual house plan in place in preparation for you, family
members or your student falling ill.
Please explain this to your student when they arrive. Please ensure you have sufficient cleaning
products, soap, paracetamol, tissues and have a general plan in place following
the guidance below.
Host
Family Contingency Plan
The host
family should be happy to keep the student under their care in their home
should they themselves, any family members or the student present with
symptoms. The host should then follow PHE advice for themselves and other
family members and specifically follow the advice below in relation to Edinburgh
Guardian Angels students.
PHE guidance https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/coronavirus-covid-19-list-of-guidance
Edinburgh
Guardian Angels Students who present with symptoms whilst at the Host Family
If your
student presents with possible symptoms of coronavirus infection (COVID-19),
however mild, please follow these instructions:
·
Inform
Edinburgh Guardian Angels by calling 07931-408977 and ask to speak to Agnes Masters.
If out of hours please call 07931-408977 or email agnesgregor49@btinternet.com Edinburgh
Guardian Angels will then take responsibility of communicating with parents and
assisting you and offering telephone and email support.
·
Do
not permit your student to leave your home for 7 days from when their symptoms
started (this action will help protect others in your community while they are
infectious). All other household members who remain well must stay at home and
not leave the house for 14 days. The 14-day period starts from the day when the
first person in the household became ill.
·
Plan
ahead and ask others for help to ensure that you can successfully stay at home
to care of your student.
·
Ask
your student to stay at least 2 metres (about 3 steps) away from other people
in your home if possible.
·
Your
student should have a single room available to them should they fall ill.
·
Your
student should ideally have their own bathroom to use but if this is not
possible, they should be asked to clean the surfaces and toilet each time they
use it. Please have cleaning items available to them and show them this when
they first arrive.
·
All
family members, including your student, should wash their hands regularly for
20 seconds, each time using soap and water, or use hand sanitiser.
·
You
should ask your student to stay away from vulnerable individuals, such those
with underlying health condition and anyone over age of 70.
·
You
do not need to call NHS 111 to place a student into isolation. If your student’s symptoms worsen during home
isolation or are no better after 7 days, contact NHS 111 online. If you have no internet access, call NHS 111.
For a medical emergency dial 999.
·
Do your part to stop the spread of
seasonal flu at childcare facilities and schools
·
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8msgeGjI3xU&feature=youtube
·
Do your part to stop the spread of
seasonal flu at colleges and universities
·
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fca1g1N2T5E&feature=youtube
·
Do your part to stop the spread of
seasonal flu at home
·
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9APKBBr18Cc&feature=youtu.be
We hope this
helps. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.
Kind regards
Agnes
Masters