The NHS Covid-19 app launched yesterday to help control C19 transmission alongside national and local contact tracing.
For the Press Notice, click here.
A tweet about the launch can be seen here.
The Chancellor has today announced a package of measures that will continue to protect jobs and help businesses through the uncertain months ahead as we continue to tackle the spread of the virus.
The package includes a new Jobs Support Scheme to protect millions of returning workers, extending the Self Employment Income Support Scheme and 15% VAT cut for the hospitality and tourism sectors, and help for businesses in repaying government-backed loans.
Further information:
- News story: https://bit.ly/32YPOiX
- Full Winter Economy Plan document: https://bit.ly/3crleBL
- Text from the Chancellor’s speech to Parliament: https://bit.ly/3hZUrOf
Businesses like yours are on the frontline in the fight against a second miserable lockdown. We need your help to keep H&F safe and open for business. We’ve created and distributed a H&F COVID-19 safety poster to businesses across the borough to ensure local business owners, their employees and customers remain safe during the pandemic. Download the H&F COVID-19 Poster here
Please don’t forget that social distancing and face coverings remain essential in the fight against COVID-19. We urge you to ensure your customers continue to wear a face covering in your business and stay two metres apart to protect your employees and customers from infection. Remember, it is illegal (£200 fine from tomorrow) for people to enter a shop without a face covering unless they have an exemption.
From 24 September certain businesses and venues will need to display by law the QR code poster for the new NHS COVID app, which launches on the same day. Restaurants, bars, pubs and hairdressers are just some of the businesses which will be required to display the QR code poster on their premises so customers can check-in on their arrival.
The Prime Minister made a statement to the House of Commons outlining further measures in England to tackle the spread of coronavirus. The PM’s statement can be found at: https://bit.ly/3hUilKI
From today (Wednesday 23 September), office workers who are able to work from home should do so and the requirement for customers to wear face coverings will be extended to all users of taxis and private hire vehicles.
From Thursday 24 September measures include the following:
- pubs, bars and restaurants must operate table-service only, except for takeaways;
- hospitality venues must close at 10pm (which means closing, not last orders). The same will apply to takeaways, although deliveries can continue;
- the requirement to wear face coverings will be extended to include retail staff and staff and customers in indoor hospitality, except when seated at a table to eat or drink; and
- covid-secure guidelines will become legal obligations in retail, leisure, tourism and other sectors.
Furthermore, from Monday 28 September a maximum of 15 people may attend weddings, while 30 may attend funerals. Business conferences, exhibitions and large sporting events will not be reopened from 1 October.
These new measures will be enforced by tighter penalties. Guidance on the additional measures will be made available on Gov.uk.
A new package has been announced to support and enforce self-isolation. People will be required by law to self-isolate from 28 September, supported by payment of £500 for those on lower incomes who cannot work from home and have lost income as a result.
If you’re a homeowner or private tenant on benefits or a low income you could get help to improve your home by applying for Warmer Homes.
Wednesday 23 September 11.00 – 12.00 – In Kind Direct Speaker Series
The spotlight this month for this popular free series is on brands. The session will cover how the effects of the pandemic have made us all think differently and why it’s now more important than ever to unite brand aims with the needs of local communities. Find out more.
10 councils have become the first in England to add their support to the call for the Community Wealth Fund (CWF) a new independent endowment to invest in the most ‘left behind’ neighbourhoods in the country. Establishing a CWF is a key part of the ‘5 point plan’ of the #NeverMoreNeeded campaign. Find out more.
Following their success in winning the Jo’s Trust Award in 2019/20, The Cervical Screening Project Team is being recognised yet again !
The team was shortlisted for the 2020 Nursing Time Awards in the Cancer Nursing category .
Project background:
H&F GP Federation was approached by the RM Partners (the Cancer Alliance across North West and South West London) to establish a dedicated Cervical Cancer Programme. The programme started in 2018 continuing to raise awareness as well as improve uptake for all women aged between 25 – 64, with the long-term goal of reducing the incidence of cervical cancer related deaths in Hammersmith and Fulham.
The programme targeted practices with low recorded uptake and worked with Sobus, (voluntary sector organisation representing the majority voluntary organisations in Hammersmith and Fulham) to help reach out too and engage the hard to reach groups. For more information click here
sobus
20 Dawes Road, London, SW6 7EN
Telephone 020 7952 1230
Email info@sobus.org.uk
Registered Charity No.1071089
and Company Limited by Guarantee. Registered in England No.03471416
Sobus is a new Community Development Agency for Hammersmith & Fulham. It has been created through the merger of the Community and Voluntary Sector Association Hammersmith & Fulham (CaVSA) and the Fulham Community Partnership Trust (FCPT). Building on the strengths of both organisations, sobus aims to provide a wider range of support services for local charities, community groups, social enterprises and start up businesses.