Symptoms, testing and self-isolation

If you're self-isolating for any reason, or if you have symptoms, please tell the University.

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Tell us if you're self-isolating

Students

You must complete the form when you begin self-isolating, even if you don't have symptoms – for example, if you've been identified as a contact and asked to self-isolate by NHS track and trace or if someone in your household has symptoms and is waiting for test results.
If you develop symptoms while self-isolating, please complete the form again.

Once you've completed the online form, the University will contact you to offer support. We're offering daily welfare check-ins for all students who are self-isolating, to make sure you receive the support you need.

Staff

Notify your line manager as soon as possible.

Full step-by-step guidance for individuals, line managers and faculties/departments can be found on our managing a suspected or confirmed case of Covid-19 protocol.

What to do if you have symptoms

1. Stay at home and self-isolate if you have:

a high temperature
a new, continuous cough
a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste

NHS guidance on self-isolating

2. Book an NHS test straight away to check if you have coronavirus, however mild your symptoms

Tests are free. If you are a student, give your term-time address.

Get a free PCR test online on GOV.UK. Call 119 if you don't have internet access.

If you are a student on a clinical placement, your academic department may advise you on alternative arrangements for testing.

Please don't get a test at our Covid-19 Testing Centre. This test centre is only available to University of Sheffield students and staff who are not showing any Covid-19 symptoms.

3. Inform the University that you have symptoms, or if you are isolating

This will enable us to monitor for positive Covid-19 cases for track and trace purposes, and provide you with any support you may need.

Getting a PCR test if you have no symptoms

You can also use this service if:

you’ve been in contact with someone who’s tested positive
you’ve been asked to get a test by a local council or someone from NHS Test and Trace
a GP or other health professional has asked you to get a test
you’re taking part in a government pilot project
you’ve been asked to get a test to confirm a positive result
you’ve received an unclear result and were told to get a second test
you need to get a test for someone you live with who has symptoms
you’re in the National Tactical Response Group

Get a free PCR test online on GOV.UK. Call 119 if you don't have internet access.

Getting tested for travel

You can't use this service to book tests for travel. Find out what you need to do to:

Updates to self-isolation rules for those fully vaccinated

If you have been fully vaccinated in the UK, you no longer need to self-isolate if you’re identified as a close contact of someone with Covid-19. Instead you should book a free PCR test as soon as possible.

Further NHS guidance on when to self-isolate