Hairdressers and Beauty Professionals Must be Vaccinated When Entering CQC Registered Care Home for Work

Coming into place this month, from Thursday 11 November, anybody entering a CQC registered care home for work or volunteering purposes must be vaccinated against Covid-19. This applies to all visiting workers, including hairdressers and beauty professionals.  

The government have announced new regulations making vaccination a condition of deployment for any individual working in a Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulated care home in England providing nursing or personal care, subject to certain exemptions.

There are some exemptions to the policy, including people who are medically exempt, visitors and people entering for an emergency, and religious leaders meeting somebody at the end of their life. If you have any questions about the policy or how it will be applied, please contact Kelly North at DHSC.

The National Hair and Beauty Federation (NHBF) has been working closely with the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to ensure that all hair & beauty industry professionals across England are aware of the new Covid-19 regulations affecting those who work in care homes. This is a result of the fact that they have found many contractors and volunteers are not aware that the policy also applies to them