Shielding notification

[Jennytheb]

Just wanted to say had a call today from GP to say I will receive a letter to tell me to shield. I already had a letter from hospital 9 April! They will now release my detail code to supermarkets to enable vulnerable category for deliveries. Think whole thing strange as without letter from hospital I could have been shopping etc for last 3 weeks. I also asked if they could alert me if I can go out earlier than 3 July and she felt these dates will be extended? Will have to see I suppose

[Ovingite]

Hi Jenny,

My guess is that we will be amongst the last to be 'let out' as we are considered to be at highest risk.

Stay safe

John

[gset]

I haven’t received a letter, but missed a call yesterday from what looked like one of those scam callers. When I played the message back it said it was the national shielding hotline, and that I should register my details using a link on the letter or call them back and do it. The way it was said and the sound quality sounded so much like a scam call and the voice was a very poor recording of an unprofessional sounding male so it made me I very sceptical. Having never heard of the national shielding hotline I googled it and got a nhs document that somewhere within the 12 pages mentioned this hotline and the number that had called me. I have been following guidelines but calls sounding so dodgy at a time we are hearing about scams was worrying.

[JediReject in reply to gset]

I too never answer calls from numbers I don't recognise. I say if they wish to speak to me they will leave a message. Very few do. So when number 0333 3050466 called I ignored it. No message left. The following day I received a letter asking me to sign up to the Govt register for extremely clinically vulnerable people. It gave advice and went on to say I would be contacted to discuss my food and wellbeing support needs and quoted the above number.

I did get a further call several days later.

Cheers - Chris

[Jennytheb in reply to JediReject]

Hi, I was in and got the call from this number. Spoke to very nice chap, he was really wondering if I was doing ok and needed any specific help. Have to be careful though agree, when so many scams around. Take care all.