Coronavirus: Nail & beauty salons must display NHS QR code by 24 September
By Helena Biggs | 22 September 2020 | Movers & Shakers, News
Nail & beauty businesses and barbershops in England and Wales must register for an official NHS QR code and display the official NHS QR poster from 24 September 2020.
The code allows for clients to be contacted quickly and easily should a fellow client or staff member in a salon be affected by coronavirus.
Industry body, NHBF, explains: “Since 18 September 2020, salons and barbershops in England have been required by law to keep a temporary record of clients and visitors for 21 days and assist NHS ‘Test and Trace’ with requests for contact information if needed.
“The NHS COVID-19 app has a feature that allows users to quickly and easily ‘check in’ to your venue by scanning the code.
You must register for an official NHS QR code and display the official NHS QR poster from 24 September 2020.
“You must do this even if you are already collecting client contact details, for example, in your appointment book or using salon software.”
The information stays on the user’s phone. In England, you do not have to ask people who choose to ‘check in’ using the official NHS QR code to provide their contact details. If there is an outbreak associated with a venue, a message will be sent to the relevant app users with the necessary public health advice.
As per the government website, ‘venues’ are businesses with a physical location which is open to the public – so the print out of the QR code does not apply to private homes (mobile beauty workers), who can instead choose whether they wish to partake in the initiative.
Click here to create a coronavirus NHS QR code & poster for your venue.