NHS chiefs are ditching the requirement for some volunteers to have a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check in a move designed to compensate for an expected surge in staff absences.
Meanwhile, health visitors, highlighted by Lord Laming as key in spotting signs of child abuse, are being trained to assist the response to the pandemic threat.
Ade Adigun-Harris, NHS implementation lead for human resources, said contingency plans have been made to enable the NHS to cope with the crisis.
These include relaxing CRB check requirements if a relatively recent check on the volunteer has taken place for another organisation.
"If you need volunteers and you have someone who is working with the Brownies and has already been CRB checked, you can rope them in to help," she said. "These are the flexibilities that NHS organisations can make."
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