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Supporting Communities Safely
Advice for community groups, organisations and volunteer networks fighting Covid-19

In towns and villages across Scotland, communities are fighting COVID 19. These pages provide advice on how to virus proof the fantastic things you are doing and reduce the risk of indirect spread. Please read them carefully if you are starting to provide support or reviewing what you are doing already. Read more information here.

Further information

Last updated: 13th September 2021

For more information on this document you can contact:

Mick Doyle from Scottish Community Development Centre on Mick.Doyle@scdc.org.uk

Other Links:

  • NHS Inform

  • Ready Scotland

  • Health Protection Scotland

  • Scottish Government

  • Food Standards Scotland

  • Public Health Scotland

  • Scottish Community Development Centre

  • Guidance for the Community Learning and Development (CLD) sector

You can also get advice on these issues from your local Health Protection Team. A list of all teams in Scotland can be found in the ‘Core COVID-19 Information and Guidance for General (Non-Healthcare) Settings’ document on page 27.

 

Contents

Introducing Supporting Communities Safely

  • What’s in the resource?

  • Where are we now?

  • Key messages at a glance

Part A: Starting back safely

Restarting our services safely

  • What restrictions and guidance mean now

  • What does this mean for community organisations?

  • Doing the right thing

  • How to make good decisions about risk

  • Producing your formal risk assessment

Creating covid-safe spaces

  • Introduction

  • How to restart services in your building safely

  • Covid-safe spaces: A step-by-step guide

  • Covid-safe spaces: Ventilation

Part B: Key principles for delivering community-based services

  • Key principles for delivering community-based services

  • Effective hand hygiene

  • Cleaning and disinfection

  • Preparing, handling and delivering food

  • Further information (this page)

 

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