Shielding Letters From Gps
Updated 26 june 2020shielding in northern irelandthis article explains what shielding letters are, who should have received them and who sends them.
Shielding letters from gps. 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. Page 1 of 13 1. Millions at high risk of covid are set to receive shielding letters as the second national lockdown begins.
A lot of us on here have gathered evidence from nhs digital, gov.uk ect. Said shielding was a big deal and said. 45.2% had to wait two weeks or longer for confirmation of their shielding status, and 12% waited more than a month putting them at risk of exposure during.
They have been advised not to go into work, and stay away from supermarkets. This advice is for people who have received a letter from the nhs or their gp saying they're at high risk from coronavirus. So theres a lot on confusion on here and in gp practices about giving out shielding advice/letters.
It wasn’t until the following saturday that i received my letter from nhs england. About two million people in england have or will receive shielding letters for the second national coronavirus lockdown. Although the gov.uk site and tv/media are directing patients to their gp, as it stands today we are not able to add patients to the shielded list.
We ask that you help your patients to work through this if they wish to. And who will be getting a letter? Gps and hospital clinicians have been provided with.
Who sends the shielding letter? Gps in ni to send advice letters to 'at risk' patients updated / thursday, 26 mar 2020 14:32 doctors are being asked to forward the letters to patients they believe are particularly vulnerable and. Gps say they should be notified when their patients are added or removed from the lists.