COVID-19 Related Occupational Health Queries

Last updated on 20/01/2021

If your query is in relation to Fitness to work relating to recent exposure or diagnosis of Covid 19, you may find the following link useful:

https://www.hse.ie/eng/staff/workplace-health-and-wellbeing-unit/covid-19-guidance/assessment-testing-and-return-to-work-of-symptomatic-healthcare-worker1.pdf 

Also below 



If you have tested positive for Covid 19:

Please self-isolate and contact Contact.Tracing.ULHG@hse.ie


If you consider that you may be have been exposed to Covid 19 in the workplace:

Email your details and the workplace positive case Contact.Tracing.ULHG@hse.ie. Please inform your line manager.


If you have Covid 19 symptoms AND you have been already categorized as Close or Casual contact in the workplace by contact tracing team:

Please stay out of work. Email Contact.Tracing.ULHG@hse.ie. Please inform your line manager.


If you are required to be swabbed as part of ‘Mass swabbing/Point Prevalence’ as part of a declared outbreak:

Please contact your line manager for advice.


If your query is in relation to fitness for work due to underlying medical condition and Covid 19 restrictions:

Please contact your line manager to submit a management referral to occupational health.


If your query is regarding checking of covid-19 test results:  

You will receive a text message when your results are available.


If you are returning from travel abroad:

Please follow the current advice of Public Health and contact your line manager