* Update on easing of Covid restrictions *
Whilst our office remains closed to the public, WGHC staff are still working with some staff now spending more time in the office. Officially, working from home remains the default position for those that can. Currently, we ensure the delivery of essential and re-active services to our tenants and service users. You can still contact us Monday to Friday from 9.15 a.m. to 4 p.m. by telephone on 0131 551 5035; by email at mail@westgrantonhc.co.uk or by using our online form found on the “Contact Us” page on this website. Please note our telephone lines are closed from 1pm to 2pm each day for the lunch period.
Edinburgh is currently in LEVEL 2. This means:
- you can meet socially in groups of up to:
- 6 people from 3 households in your home or theirs – and can stay overnight
- 6 people from 3 households in an indoor public place like a café, pub or restaurant
- 8 people from 8 households outdoors
- under 12s do not count towards the total number of people or households meeting outside but do count towards household numbers indoors
- you do not need to physically distance from family and friends in a private home
- you can travel anywhere in Scotland in Levels 0, 1 or 2 but must not enter a Level 3 or 4 area unless you have a permitted reason like going to work or caring for a vulnerable person
- you can travel to England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands – before you travel you must check the travel rules in those countries
- you can provide informal childcare, for example to look after a grandchild
- up to 50 people can attend weddings and funerals
- tradespeople can carry out any work in your home such as painting, decorating or repairing
- you should work from home where possible
More comprehensive information can be found here:
https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-protection-levels/pages/protection-level-2/
The Scottish Government has published the following timetable:
13 July
- review of the current levels ahead of planned changes on 19 July
19 July
- the whole of Scotland will move to Level 0 if all necessary vaccination and harm reduction measures are met
- physical distancing outdoors will be removed and physical distancing for indoor public places will reduce to 1m if the data allows
9 August
- all major COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted if the necessary conditions on vaccination and harm reduction continue