COVID-19 safety guidelines and keeping you safe

I have taken steps to ensure that both you, my client and myself are safe to give and receive Shiatsu. I have received both jabs and am taking regular Lateral Flow tests and PCR tests as recommended by the Scottish Government. If you develop symptoms of COVID-19 within fourteen (14) days of your session, please get in touch with me.

I have created an online consent form for clients to complete during the COVID-19 period before treatments. 

Client Consent Form

Please fill out the online Consent Form via Google Forms specifically for COVID-19 prior to your treatment which gives me an assessment of your current health history. Thank you.

fill out consent form

Premises Guidelines

While on the premises of all treatment venues, I agree to:

1. Maintain a 2 metre distance from other people whenever possible.
2. Wear a face mask if my practitioner directs me to and not remove the mask except when directed by my practitioner.
3. Wash my hands for 20 seconds (or use a hand sanitiser if washing facilities not available) before and after my treatment, before and after using the bathroom, and to maintain hand hygiene at other times by washing hands correctly.
4. Practice proper cough & sneeze etiquette by coughing/sneezing into tissues, washing hands, disposing of tissues as instructed. I agree that if I am about to cough or sneeze, I will warn my practitioner so that they can maintain a safe distance.
5. Remain in areas designated for my visit only.
6. I agree to immediately notify Sarah Holder if I develop symptoms of COVID-19 within fourteen (14) days of my last visit.

Treatment guidelines for clients

These are safety measures for clients coming for treatments.

Pre-treatment Consultations

• I may contact you by telephone ahead of your treatment to ascertain more information about your current health and wellbeing, to complete a risk assessment with you and to explain changes to your treatment procedures - i.e. no waiting room facilities, bring a water bottle, payment via contactless or online banking.
• I will make a pre-treatment phone call on the day to check your health and temperature.
• I will ask you to fill out a COVID-19 consent form (through Google Docs) before your treatment.

Preventative action and additional hygiene procedures

• Please wait outside my treatment venue until I either phone or text you when it's ok to enter
• The treatment venue has been thoroughly disinfected. Please avoid touching anything unnecessarily (door handles, walls etc)
• Wash your hands on entering the building or use sanitising gel provided. Then proceed straight to the treatment room.

Adjustments to procedures during treatments

• I may ask you to wear a face mask or you may wear a mask. This will be discussed prior to treatment
• I may choose to wear disposable gloves
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth during the session if possible
• Be aware that I have to thoroughly disinfect the treatment room and change all covers before my next client

Stay in Touch

• As always, I am happy to support you between treatments by phone or email
• Please contact me if you begin to experience any symptoms of Covid-19 in the days after your treatment. It may be that they will have to quarantine themselves to protect other clients if this is the case.

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Thank you for your co-operation.