Shielding Letter From Gp Wales

Bowel screening 4 july 2020:

Shielding letter from gp wales. The letter is for those with serious underlying health conditions, identified as being in the shielded group, and advises people to stay at home for 12 weeks. If you rely on the government and your local council you will be waiting days for any help. Letter from matt hancock and robert jenrick.

For better or worse, i live in wales and recieved my shielding letter about 2 weeks ago from my rheumatology dept under the aneurin bevan health board. This letter gives you advice on how to protect yourself and access the care and treatment you need. The current welsh government guidance advises that employees continue to work from home where possible and this remains the case for all nhs wales employees.

If you are shielding you should have received a letter to tell you this and what to do next. You may have been advised to shield in the past. The welsh government said people should contact their gp if they believe they should have a letter.

Letters are being sent to 70,000 of wales' most vulnerable people advising them to stay indoors for 12 to 16 weeks. The letter also stated that a copy of the letter is sufficient to give to an employer as evidence for statutory sick pay purposes should that be required. ‘whilst we understand that mistakes like this do happen, it has resulted in a surge in phone calls to gp surgeries from concerned patients.

Cmo's new guidance on self isolation 31 july 2020 cmo's new guidance on self isolation: Welsh cmo letter (oct 2020) to those who were previously shielding. Those classed as ‘extremely vulnerable’ are:

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. 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. Have you looked at the gov.wales site?