Shielding Letter Scotland Food Box

Some 6000 shielded people in Scotland are receiving free food boxes from the Scottish government via Bidfood and Brakes. You will receive a letter from the Chief Medical Officer advising you of this.

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During the first national lockdown rivals Bidfood and.

Shielding letter scotland food box. If you need help with updating your details on the shielding list call the free National Assistance Helpline on 0800 111 4000 Monday-Friday office hours. This letter covers two categories of patients who due to their health conditions may be at greater risk of being impacted by Covid-19. Your letter is called a shielding notification.

This is called the SMS Shielding Service. If you need support to access food medicines and other services call the National Helpline on 0800 111 4000 or visit wwwmygovscotshielding for more information. The government has confirmed it will not be supplying food boxes to the clinically extremely vulnerable group during the third national lockdown.

In a letter sent out last month they were urged not to leave their houses even to buy essential items. GROUPS AT HIGH RISK The wider group groups at risk who broadly speaking comprise the criteria of. Read the Scottish Governments shielding advice and support to find out how to sign up to this service.

You can also find other languages and formats for the letters. Grampian Coronavirus Assistance Hub. Why shielding is important to stop the spread of coronavirus and who is most affected Coronavirus COVID-19.

We have recommended actions that should be considered for both groups. The Scottish Government continue to send updates through the SMS Shielding Service. In addition if you cant work from home you should NOT go to work.

Encourage you to download the new Protect Scotland app to help us stop coronavirus from spreading again. If you require support when you are shielding please contact us. The Scottish government has set up a text message service to communicate with those in the shielded category.

It acts as a fit note for as long as lockdown is in place and can be. The Scottish Government shielding letter advised us to register with their automated text service and it would arrange food deliveries and medicine deliveries as needed. The food boxes which people request from their local authority contain essential foods in packages and tins and will provide food for one person who is shielding for one week.

The Chief Medical Officer is sending you a letter which will act as a fit note. They will be delivered weekly directly to peoples doors. Groups at risk and groups at a high risk.

The coronavirus vaccine does not cause a coronavirus infection. For those who cant rely on the help of family and friends for their shopping food. The Scottish Government shielding letter advised us to register with their automated text service and it would arrange food deliveries and medicine deliveries as needed.

The free weekly government food parcel boxes can be ordered via the SMS Shielding Service details on the Government Shielding letter or the local authority helpline. People who are asked to shield until at least the end of July will continue to be supported by the Scottish Government and local Councils through weekly food boxes priority access to supermarket delivery slots prescription deliveries and advice on financial support. They too will be offered priority slots with supermarkets.

People who are shielding and cannot access the SMS Shielding Service can still access support through their local councils shielding support line. Defra officials told industry leaders at the Food Resilience Forum today that shielding individuals have been prioritised by supermarkets instead. These people were identified by a new model for assessing coronavirus vulnerability that takes into account factors such as ethnicity deprivation and BMI rather than just certain health conditions.

Text message SMS service. Are using our text messaging service to send you updates and alert you when there is increased risk in your area to sign up send your CHI number at the top of your shielding letter to 07860 064525. A letter has been sent out to ask people who are shielding to register for the SMS Shielding Service.

More than 60000 have so far been in touch to say they want to use it. If there are two eligible people shielding in the house there will be two boxes. You can find past letters we sent to people on the shielding list at govscot.

In Northern Ireland 10000 boxes are to be provided soon with food and goods from suppliers being sent to local councils and delivered by community organisations. The government is asking an additional 17 million people in England to shield bringing the total number of shielders in the country to four million. Ask NHS inform a question If you have a non-urgent question about coronavirus including the vaccine ask the NHS inform website for an automated answer.

I followed the instructions and received confirmation Id have a grocery box delivered within seven days and automatically each week from then. There will only be basic food items in the government food boxes so it been advised if you need period products to contact your local authority to make arrangements unless you can buy them with your online grocery shopping. Highland shielding information.

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