COVID-19: Agreement on transition to Green phase from 10 May

The following COVID specific measures should be stopped:

• COVID-19 specific decontamination protocols
• Physical distancing (already stood down in England and Scotland, TBC in Wales and NI)
• COVID-19 modified eye examination, although we continue to encourage a needs-led approach in the Guidance for Professional Practice.

The following measures will continue to apply: 

• Universal masking. All staff should continue to wear a fluid-resistant face mask. UKHSA recommend that all people/ patients visiting health care settings should continue to be recommended to use a face covering.
• Regular asymptomatic lateral flow device testing, as recommended by your nation’s health system.
• Maintaining high standards of infection prevention and control procedures, including good hand hygiene, decontaminating equipment after use or contact with a patient and keeping up to date with the recommended immunisations.
• A mechanism is in place to enable people with symptoms of respiratory infection to postpone their eye care unless it is urgent or an emergency.

This article was correct at time of publication.