'Business as usual' for medical screenings despite UK lockdown

Remote screenings also available

Adam Saville
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Both Square Health and Medical Screening Solutions will continue to provide face-to-face medical screenings

In light of the government's allowance for people to continue to work even if they cannot work from home during lockdown, two of the main providers of medical screenings have announced they will be taking a ‘business as usual' approach over the coming month where possible. However, service level agreements (SLAs) are likely to depend on a customer's willingness to accept people into their homes. A statement from Square Health read: "As it stands at the moment, the guidance for England does allow our service to continue however I expect we will see some impact on SLAs either from custo...

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