That those shielding will be kept on the shielded list and may be advised to shield again later in the year if there is a 2nd wave.

Shielding letter wales extension. People who have been shielding from coronavirus in wales will be asked to continue until the middle of august. The gp was very clear that i was to shield for at least 12 weeks from the day he rang me. They will be asked to continue shielding until august 16, but the letter will also describe how the medical advice has changed to enable them to go outdoors to meet other people. Almost 130,000 people will this week start receiving a letter from the chief medical.

Start date may 10, 2020; 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. In places where there is a very high risk from coronavirus, you may get a letter advising you to follow stricter advice. All who are shielding will receive a letter from him in the next fortnight, setting out the next.

The 4 uk chief medical officers will be meeting again to consider next steps and further advice will be issued before 15 june 2020 telling those who are shielding what to do next. This includes a workplace risk assessment tool If you are clinically extremely vulnerable and require extra support please contact your local authority. Updated information on the extension of the coronavirus job retention scheme (on furlough).

For more information on work and employment in wales see the government website. If you are a patient looking for advice, visit the shielded patient pages on nhs.uk. The chief medical officer is writing to everyone who has been asked to shield on 8 june and this new letter will act as a fit note for your employer up to 31 july. By continuing to use this site, you agree to our use of cookies.

Moving to a new approach for shielding. 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. Everyone on the shielding list is being offered a free supply of vitamin d for 4 months over winter. It's advising that from 6th july people in shielding can see upto 6 people outside observing social distancing and from 1st august shielding will be paused.

If formal shielding is introduced in your area, information on how to access support will be included in your shielding notification letter. Almost 130,000 people will this week start receiving a letter from the chief medical officer for wales setting out the latest advice to protect them from coronavirus. New uk government rules explained, and how guidance has changed in england and wales the government has said its shielding initiative is to protect vulnerable people. You only need to shield if you get a letter.

Easy read guide to shielding people defined as extremely vulnerable. This advice is for people who have received a letter from the nhs or their gp saying they're at high risk from coronavirus. Definition of clinically extremely vulnerable groups Encourage you to download the new protect scotland app to help us stop coronavirus from spreading again

However, if your employer has taken the proper measures to ensure social distancing in your workplace, you can go into work. “employees who are unable to work because they are shielding in line with public health guidance (or need to stay home with someone who is shielding) can be furloughed.” so, if someone is shielding, they can be furloughed under the cjrs. In line with the initial 12 week shielding advice issued in late march, the latest letters advise people to shield until at least 15 june 2020. Gps’ review of the central list of people requiring shielding from coronavirus has resulted in 107,000 patients being removed from the list.

By nicholas thomas @nthomasargus reporter. The 130,000 people who are shielding in wales will receive a letter from the chief medical officer for wales setting out the latest advice to protect them from coronavirus. Just take the typical extended family groups living together or even couples of working age where one of them is in the shielding group. 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.

In england and northern ireland, the shielding period is currently due to end on 30 june. We are working to make sure that the extension of shielding to the end of july marks a transition to a new approach to shielding. I was late to the shielding party and didn't get my letter until 5 weeks after i'd been isolating then shielding anyway. In wales, if you can work from home, you should continue to do so.

Some people are at high or extremely high risk of becoming severely ill if they catch coronavirus ('clinically vulnerable' or 'clinically extremely vulnerable'). So i'm shielded until july 22nd. Gov.wales uses cookies which are essential for the site to work. But i'm sure you're one of thousands who are directly involved with those on the shielding list.

We know that you might still be anxious, so we: Dr atherton is developing further advice, to apply after june 15 for people shielding in wales. It's not a shielding extension letter.

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