Shielding Letter From Gp Northern Ireland

A template letter developed by the health and social care board for gps to send to patients is available here.

Shielding letter from gp northern ireland. Doctors are being asked to forward the letters to patients they believe are particularly vulnerable. If you're not sure if you're at high risk, see who's at higher risk from coronavirus. Some people will receive a letter from their gp to say they should take extra steps to protect (or 'shield') themselves because of an underlying health condition.

If you are in this group, you will previously have received a letter from the nhs or from your gp telling you this. Its aim is to improve people’s health… This advice is for people who have received a letter from the nhs or their gp saying they're at high risk from coronavirus.

We've had some people living with hiv who also have an underlying health condition who have not received a shielding letter from their gp and others who have a. You can use it to report a problem or suggest an improvement to a webpage. Shielding for ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ people has been paused since 31 july 2020.

An original estimate of 40,000 people likely to be ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ in northern ireland almost doubled and 80,000 patients should have received a shielding letter from their gp. The chief medical officer and his team have looked at this position again in light of the increased numbers of cases of coronavirus in northern ireland. We explain what the current rules mean for people with heart and circulatory conditions.

As this risk is lower, the chief medical officer for northern ireland has updated the guidance if you are shielding. In england, northern ireland and scotland, we expect advice on shielding to be paused from 1 august. It is not intended to replace clinical judgement for individual patient cases but to give some overarching guidance to ensure we can protect our vulnerable patients in a timely fashion, provide the necessary advice and clinical care, protect the primary care workforce and reduce.

If you are shielding and have not received a letter, contact your gp. What do the shielding and lockdown rules in northern ireland mean for you? However, this may change and you should check your government or local council website for the most up to date information on the restrictions where you are.