Updates - Shielding
Information about the end of the shielding programme and managing the closure of the Shielded Patient List
DHSC letter
Removal of patients from the Shielded Patient List (SPL)
Importance of consistent recording
Information on supporting clinically extremely vulnerable staff
This letter from Prerana Issar, NHS Chief People Officer, and Dr Nikki Kanani, Medical Director for Primary Care, outlines shielding advice for clinically extremely vulnerable staff.
Next steps for the Clinically Extremely Vulnerable
The current advice to patients identified as clinically extremally vulnerable (CEV) is to shield until 31 March 2021. As this date approaches, the Department of Health and Social Care is writing to patients to inform them of next steps once current guidance expires
Additional cohort of patients identified at increased risk from COVID-19
The Government has announced a new predictive risk model to identify adults who may be at increased risk from Covid-19.
Letter sent to clinically extremely vulnerable patients
Government has issued a letter to all CEVs in England, this letter is a formal shielding notification and can act as evidence for employers to show that a person cannot work outside their home from the period 5 January until 21 February 2021, including for statutory sick pay (SSP) purposes.
COVID vaccination delivery for CEV patients in Tier 4
There are some considerations you may wish to make when it comes to administering the COVID-19 vaccination for those who are CEV in Tier 4 and have been advised by the Government to shield
Free supply of vitamin D for clinically extremely vulnerable people
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has announced that a free four-month supply of daily vitamin D supplements will be offered to those that are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable (CEV) and care home residents to support general health
Local restriction tiers: Updated advice for people who are Clinically Extremely Vulnerable
The government has provided specific guidance for clinically extremely vulnerable people at each local tier