Following this, scotland's interim chief medical officer dr gregor smith, asked clinicians to review whether children and young people were required to be on the shielding list. The nhs national services scotland (nss) has used existing databases to determine patients identified as at high clinical risk.

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Nhs shielding executive leads 8 april 2020 for immediate cascade to all hospital clinicians dear hospital colleagues, further to catherine calderwood’s letter of 1 april, i am writing to you to provide an update on processes for supporting patients in the ‘clinically highest risk’ (shielding) group.

Shielding letter from gp scotland. This letter gives you advice on how to protect yourself and access the care and treatment you need. I'm in scotland, i received a letter a few days ago saying i should shield until 31/7/2020. This letter gives you advice on how to protect yourself and access the care and treatment you need.

If you are a member of the public looking for health advice, go to the nhs website.and if you are looking for the latest travel information, and advice about the government response to the outbreak, go to the gov.uk website. If you are a patient looking for advice, visit the shielded patient pages on nhs.uk. Our advice for clinicians on the coronavirus is here.

Bbc scotland has seen a letter from her employers insisting her job cannot be done from home and that she must return to the classroom. Www.scotland.gov.uk patient details to share with stakeholders who will be required to support patients during the shielding period. Rang the gp to be told i wasn't vulnerable consultant luckily rang me a week before to say i needed to be shielding nobody knows what to do if you don't get a letter, the gp says it doesn't come from them and i'm not vulnerable anyway fuming

The list of patients in need of shielding support is not anopt in process. It will last for as long as your local area is under level 4 restrictions. All data is securely stored.

I need to phone the practice and see why i have been put on the list. Two weeks ago, gps were instructed to. Advice for clinicians about shielding patients lists.

To identify people, we have used gp practice, local health board or national data. Finally received a shielding letter from my gp. There are now 5 protection levels across different areas of scotland.

Areas changed to level 4 from 6pm on 20 november. If your employer can’t make your workplace safe, you can use this letter as evidence that you can’t go to work. I haven't received a letter from the scottish government regarding shielding but think i should have, how do i get on the list?

However my sister in law is a nurse on an itu and she advised me to flow strict shielding which i have been doing for 6 weeks, only going out to get some shopping. It goes on to tell me to stay at home , avoid all contact with others, except carers for 12 weeks from day letter is received. Clearly the identification of those who need to shield is ongoing, and it suggests to me that if you feel like you should be shielding, then contacting your gp would be a good idea, as would self identifying on the www.gov.uk website.

Shielding rules in scotland and wales. Scotland says people on the shielding list can follow the same. And could be removed from the shielding list held by the nhs.

There are different restrictions and advice for each level. I just got a shielding letter (scotland) (10 posts) add message | report. The letter said i should have received a letter.

People on the list will receive a letter telling them so. I understand people in england received a letter too, but the date was different. This is based information that is held on your gp records’.

If you are in this group, you will previously have received a letter from the nhs or from your gp telling you this. You may have been advised to shield in the past. I received a letter from my gp on friday saying that i am considered to be in the high risk group if i contract the virus.

If you live in a level 4 area of scotland, the chief medical officer will send you a letter that is similar to a fit note. Thought you might all be interested to read it. This advice applies to most people on the shielding list.

From the shielding list by their gp or specialist doctor after. Extended shielding (nb nhs highland intranet access required) cmo letter 05/06/20 (secondary care) cmo update letter 11/05/20 (primary care) is an update to general practice on shielding of the clinically highest risk patients. Who this advice applies to.

Welsh cmo letter (oct 2020) to those who were previously shielding. Hi all, found the letter below today. This includes some children and young people.

For the latest government advice on protecting clinically extremely vulnerable people: If you are clinically extremely vulnerable and require extra support please contact your local authority. You can find out what level your local area is in at gov.scot.

The sg shielding text messaging service will be sending a reminder text to everyone on the shielding list who is registered for this service on monday 9 november. Cmo letter to patients 08/06/20: I guess we all have to accept that this is a huge task for all concerned.

It says even if you are not in the groups advertised as needing shielding your gp can put you on the list if they think it is necessary. I had the texts last week. In scotland, see the scottish government website

Those who will receive a letter or message from the nhs will be asked to stay at home for the next 12 weeks to “shield” themselves from catching coronavirus. Not everyone who has an annual flu vaccine for medical reasons will receive a letter. This information has been shared appropriately within the nhs in scotland.

6 october cmo’s letter to trust chief executives regarding the maintenance of the shielding patients lists ; Doctors have apologised to extremely vulnerable patients who have not received gps' letters advising them to shield during the coronavirus crisis. This is updated daily with the latest figures from across scotland.

This includes people who are at the highest risk of severe illness from coronavirus. How we are using your data. This is so we could write to you.

The teacher has suggested ways she can support self. Letter is confusing in that it states i am ‘at risk of severe illness if you catch coronavirus. Some areas are changed to protection level 4 from 6pm on 20 november.

Everyone on the shielding list is being offered a free supply of vitamin d for 4 months over winter. The governments in scotland and wales are advising people who have been shielding to follow the same rules as everyone else and to take extra precautions.

Definition of clinically extremely vulnerable groups Please open the documents below for information on the methodology that has been used to identify patients who meet the high risk criteria for contracting coronavirus.

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This is because the rates of transmission of coronavirus in the community have fallen significantly.

Shielding letter wales criteria. Wales has a 95% coding completeness within 3 months. Luckily for him in this case, he's zero hours. In a statement, mr gething said:

If you are clinically extremely vulnerable and require extra support please contact your local authority. This letter is to let you know about the new guidance that will be in place for clinically extremely vulnerable people from 2 december, and which you may want to follow to help keep yourself safe. For audio, braille, large print call rnib on 0303 1239999.

For more information on work and employment in wales see the government website. The government eased the advisory guidance for clinically extremely vulnerable (cev) people who were previously advised to shield at the end of july and that these patients were to continue with the care. This includes a workplace risk assessment tool

Hi all, if you’re unsure about whether you should be shielding for12 weeks or not take a look at the link below. This letter will soon be available in different formats and languages on gov.uk. Restrictions have been eased, but new rules include a ban on most travel between england and wales and a limit of 2 households in a support bubble (or ‘extended household’).

The cmo sent a letter on 21 march asking practices to identify additional patients who may be known as being at highest clinical risk. Social “shielding” nhs digital have described the methodology that has been used to identify patients who meet the high risk criteria due to their inclusion in one or more of the disease groups. The sg shielding text messaging service will be sending a reminder text to everyone on the shielding list who is registered for this service on monday 9 november.

Read a copy of the letter. Wales has introduced its own lockdown or firebreak restrictions and, again, people on the shielding list should follow the same rules as the rest of the population. The clinical criteria were identified by the uk chief medical officers.

Seems the criteria changed from 'anyone who has the flu jab' to severe copd so he's still supposed to be at work. There is an easy read version of the letter available. This is a broadening and strengthening of the criteria above, as these people have conditions that are broadly within the categories above (for example, people receiving kidney dialysis).

In places where there is a very high risk from coronavirus, you may get a letter advising you to follow stricter advice. The shielded patient lists (spl) will continue to be maintained while shielding is paused in case increases in prevalence mean governments reintroduce shielding measures in the future. In wales, if you can work from home, you should continue to do so.

People with cancer who are undergoing active chemotherapy or radical radiotherapy for lung cancer In wales, this is expected to happen on€16 august. If you are a patient looking for advice, visit the shielded patient pages on nhs.uk.

People over 70 aren’t included in the advice to shield. 6 october cmo’s letter to trust chief executives regarding the maintenance of the shielding patients lists ; We have also provided details of our methodology so that the mapping to individual conditions and medicines can be seen.

We know that you might still be anxious, so we: Type 2 and shielding letter. For audio, braille, large print call rnib on 0303 1239999.

Following a refinement of the medical criteria for shielding, and in line with the other three nations, the chief medical officer for wales will this week send. Everyone on the shielding list is being offered a free supply of vitamin d for 4 months over winter. Patients regarded as ‘extremely vulnerable’ qualify for the shielding letter and will have received a letter advising patients to stay at home for 12 weeks.

Those classed as ‘extremely vulnerable’ are: Discussion in 'type 2 diabetes' started by amycav85, apr 3, 2020. It wasn’t until the following saturday that i received my letter from nhs england.

In england, northern ireland and scotland, we expect advice on shielding to be paused from 1 august. You only need to shield if you get a letter. A total of 121,000 people are shielding here in wales, some of them having been advised to do so by their gps.

If formal shielding is introduced in your area, information on how to access support will be included in your shielding notification letter. A to z of topics guidance. Advice for clinicians about shielding patients lists.

Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 next > amycav85 · active member. The government paused shielding from august 1, saying you do not need to shield at the moment. Those who will receive a letter or message from the nhs will be asked to stay at home for the next 12 weeks to “shield” themselves from catching coronavirus.

They have recently written to an additional 21,000 people across wales to advise them to adopt shielding until 15 june. Encourage you to download the new protect scotland app to help us stop coronavirus from spreading again Following a refinement of the medical criteria for shielding, and in line with the other three nations, the chief medical officer for wales will this week send letters to further high risk patients advising them to shield.

However, if your employer has taken the proper measures to ensure social distancing in your workplace, you can go into work. Obviously that's awful financially but i don't believe. An extra 21,000 people had been added to the patient list after additional medical conditions were added to the criteria.

My df has copd but no letter. A letter from the chief medical officer for wales has been sent to those on the shielding patient list providing the latest information and advice. I received an email from asthma uk in the sunday that boris told the nation about shielding for 12 weeks and the link was on the email.

This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Welsh cmo letter (oct 2020) to those who were previously shielding. This advice is for people who have received a letter from the nhs or their gp saying they're at high risk from coronavirus.