Have You Had Coronavirus Symptoms? – Help the Government track the spread of Covid 19
Coronavirus Caring for People Helpline Service
For help with Financial; Business; Education; Registration; Social, Domestic and Medical Homecare Needs and volunteering. Read more about this new service.
Out-of-hours emergency contact details are available
01546 605524 - open 9am to 5pm, Mon-Fri
This helpline is also the Local Assessment Centre for anyone asked to stay at home for 12 weeks (shielding)
Please leave this line open for vulnerable people who may not be able to help themselves if you have other options.
An online help form is also available.
Health advice: please call 111 if your symptoms worsen or do not improve after 7 days; for general health advice see www.nhsinform.scot
Government guidance on staying at home
Guidance on being asked to stay at home for 12 weeks
Full list of non – essential businesses that must close
Guidance on maintaining educational provision
In these unprecedented times, we would like to reassure you that we are working with our NHS partners to take all and any action we can to help local people and businesses.
The council provides a huge range of services that people need every day. To help keep everyone healthy, we are reviewing how we deliver our services and are making changes where needed.
We have cancelled council events. More of our employees are working from home. Non-essential travel from Oban Airport and on our ferry services has been stopped. Wherever possible, we are working with people and businesses by phone rather than face-to-face.
In line with national guidance, our schools closed on Friday 20 March.
We will continue to work with our partners and follow national guidance.
We will update you on changes to services as they arise, and will continue to share information that may be of use to you, on our social media and digital channels.
If you would like more information about coronavirus, please see www.nhsinform.scot and www.gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19
For updates on day-to-day changes to council services, please see our service disruptions page
We hope you find the information in this section of the website useful.
