Shielding Letters From Gps. Guidance to support these decisions has been given to gps and hospital. This is because there are a few days delay between the list being generated and the letter being printed, which means that letters may be sent using slightly out of date information.
Shielding has now been extended until the end of june and is under constant review, the government says. It wasn’t until the following saturday that i received my letter from nhs england. Millions at high risk of covid are set to receive shielding letters as the second national lockdown begins.
This advice is for people who have received a letter from the nhs or their gp saying they're at high risk from coronavirus.
Gps say they should be notified when their patients are added or removed from the lists. 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. Some shielding patients who have sadly died may receive a letter about the changes to shielding policy guidance. Millions at high risk of covid are set to receive shielding letters as the second national lockdown begins.