‘Lifting’ of shielding advice

Hi Mike.
i am quite happy with this update  Glad we are allowed out for exercise and the odd local visit. I was hoping to go back to work at some point in the near future but had been a little anxious about it as I work in the microbiology labs. This news has reassured me it wont be for a while longer and by then infection rates should hopefully be very low 

Mark

I had my latest letter this morning, shielding continues in Wales  until August 16th but I am allowed out for exercise.

Hope your all keeping well 

Mark

Hi Mark, I got my letter yesterday confirming that the full Shielding guidelines remain in place in Scotland and has been extended to the end of July but will be reviewed over his tine.

Hopefully next Thursday (18th) the folks in this group will be given the option to go for walks but this all depends on the R number continuing to come down.

Stay safe.

Hi everyone,

Breaking news tonight (a number of newspapers are reporting it), that the government is going to end shielding for all by the end of July. I’ve no idea if this is going to apply to the whole UK or just England but I wanted to post it here. 

It seems to me that everything is moving in the right direction - how we have not seen a spike after the last few weeks I have no idea - but we haven’t had one, so I’m taking this as good news that we’re winning the battle. Of course, still a long way to go, and a need to remain careful, but I’m seeing this as good news so just wanted to share. 

Hope everyone is doing well.

Greg

This will be good news Greg.

As you know Health is devolved up in Scotland and a few weeks back Shielding was extended until at least the end of July.

I was on a Zoom call with our local Maggie’s Heamatology Support Group yesterday. Our Hospital Macmillan Heamatology Specialists Nurse Consultant was on the call with us.

She was saying that a Scottish team of medical experts including Haematologists are now working on a clinical band A to D classification for how shielding will be lifted Group by Group and on the whole one size will not fit all.

I am ok with this as it’s a clinical approach based on all medical factors not just cancer related. But we may all be officially allowed out for walk on Thursday. 

Daughter is happy to get out for an occasional walk, she is still incredibly careful and avoids people. But where she lives there are still some areas which are quiet so she just jumps in her campervan and heads for them to get her walk!

i suspect she will feel uneasy for some time to come, as will we, for her. Your solution about categories and how to enable them to stay safe, Mike, sounds a good sensible one, wish England had that in place (they might but aren’t telling us?!) 

Good to see that Dexamethosone is being found helpful, and that it will be used widely. I hope it won’t be needed for any of you in this group, though! 

I too can’t believe we haven’t seen a big spike in numbers due to the covidiots on beaches/beauty spots all crowded together! 

Hugs xxx

Our Heamatology Specialists Nurse Consultant also said that the intention is that each group and where required, each patient will get post lockdown/Shielding advice and guidance for going forward.

But yes, avoiding the Covidiots will be high up on the guidance I think.

Unfortunately Covid is not going anywhere soon so it will be carful little steps for the time being...... just like all the other viruses that can be a problem for post SCTits.

Spoke to daughter yesterday about this, what she is also concerned about (as are we too) is whether her priority supermarket delivery slot will then get dropped. As well as starting to get back to mixing with people too of course, which as it seems may well still be a long time away as studios/theatres etc will be slow to reopen. Though she says Abbey Road studio are beginning ‘distance’ rehearsals, but the studio is so big they can do it! There are thoughts that wind and brass musicians may well need longer than, say, strings. Choirs will certainly not be meeting for some considerable time. 

Hugs xxx