Oscar Kilo launches COVID-19 hub for advice and information

31 March 2020

Guidance and resources relating to the coronavirus have been brought together in one place through an online hub launched by Oscar Kilo, the National Police Wellbeing Service.

Members can access advice from the Government, the NHS and the World Health Organisation by visiting the COVID-19 Coronavirus Hub.

The hub also includes specific work to support and guide forces through the crisis and help them to communicate key messages to officers and staff.

It covers advice on self-isolation, social distancing in a public role and coping with quarantine.

Hertfordshire Police Federation chair Geoff Bardell said: “This is a unique situation that is constantly changing, and we are having to learn to adapt to restrictions that are affecting the way we live, the way in which we work and how we interact with each other and the public we serve. All these factors will have an impact on us as individuals and as police officers.

“Oscar Kilo is advising the National Police Chiefs’ Council response around workforce welfare and wellbeing and is providing support to all forces by taking existing Government guidance and translating it into a policing context.

“We would encourage members to visit the Oscar Kilo hub for easy access to information, guidance and support around the coronavirus information.”

The hub is open access and will be updated with new resources and advice as and when they become available.

Visit the Oscar Kilo Coronavirus Hub.

The national Federation also has a coronavirus section on its website.