We are aware that for those patients with pre-existing medical conditions this is an especially worrying time. There is a national plan to identify those who are at especially high risk with Covid-19 and who need to take particularly strict measures to protect themselves, this is being called ‘Shielding.’
Those patients who are in the very high risk groups with Covid-19 will be directly contacted by the national Covid task group. They are contacting people by text and letter by the end of this week. We have included the link to the Government guidance for this group below. If by Monday next week you haven’t heard and you believe you meet the criteria in the Government document please contact our admin team by email at nhccg.cghpartnership@nhs.net.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19