Coronavirus Advice

This page has been designed to provide up-to-date information, guidance and advice on Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Below are the key links for everything you need to know for your welfare at home, at work, and for businesses and other bodies in dealing with coronavirus.

If you need any further help, please do contact me.

If you have symptoms

All Coronavirus advice

FAQ What you can and can't do

Business Support Finder

Self-Employment Income Support Scheme

Blackpool Council Coronavirus support

Local support for business delivered through Blackpool Council

The latest news from the government on coronavirus:

NHS COVID-19 app: privacy information

Privacy notice and data protection impact assessment for the NHS COVID-19 mobile app.

Testing for coronavirus before hospital

Sets out how and when to use a PCR home test kit to test for COVID-19 before a hospital procedure.

Awarding of functional skills in 2021

Details, by awarding organisation, of the different assessment options available for functional skills in 2021.

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Information for individuals and businesses in Scotland

Use this page to navigate the guidance on the virus for people in Scotland.

The R value and growth rate in the UK

The latest reproduction number (R) and growth rate of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK.

Access coronavirus business innovation support package

Detail on how businesses can access the scheme providing continuity grants, loans for existing award holders and additional business advi

COVID-19 vaccination: information for healthcare practitioners

Guidance for healthcare practitioners about the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination programme.

COVID-19: letter to clinically extremely vulnerable children and young people

Reference-only version of letter from the government to children and young people who are clinically extremely vulnerable.

COVID-19: letter to clinically extremely vulnerable adults

Reference-only version of letter from the government to adults who are clinically extremely vulnerable.

Coronavirus guidance for Companies House customers

How we’ve adapted the way we work to maintain our services for the public and protect the welfare of our employees.