Has anyone received a letter to stay home yet? I'm at work (in a school!) and was wondering how quickly they will contact us. It said 'from mid-week', but last time the text came on the 23rd (Monday after it strated) and thr letter dated 21/3 came in early April. A bit late in a 4-week lockdown!!
I doubt if they are sending them out this time around? Daughter had hers very quickly last time to tell her to shield, but she’d already locked down a couple of weeks before the official date as she knew she would be needing to, and hasn’t mixed or been out and about since then, her partner has worked from home since then too. It’s been really tough, she’s an extrovert and a freelance musician and has really missed live gigs, but has diversified and done her conservatoire teaching, recording and voiceover work from her home studio (a modified wooden building in her garden - not really a shed as it was built specifically as a studio)
she has been away now and then, in her campervan to deserted areas.
Hugs xxx
Moomy
Thanks moomy I did get a text on 21/3 (and one each day that week!) a well as a letter dated 21/3 which arrived in April. I'm probably a soft target for the category, but I'm on exemestane ( a steroidal anti-oestrogen medication) which lowers white blood count and has worsened my asthma, as well as being 60 (feel 48!)
Hi, sorry I am from the lung group, so hope you don’t mind me answering here. I had an email this morning from the Department of health and social care, advising about the new lockdown and being vulnerable. It said to show that email to your employer as to regards to furlough etc. Check your emails, and the junk section just in case.
Thanks chellesimo I've just had a look and nothing, though they never emailed me before either. Thanks!
It’s been tough and will continue to be so, but she has virtually no immune system and injects herself with immunoglobulin weekly. I guess she will only get back to some sort of normality when the country has widespread vaccinations. My profile tells you why!
Hugs xxx
Moomy
Hi Londonmumof2
Not yet received any communication but I don't know if you've looked at the updated Gov.uk site it says we will receive a letter .
It states that the list remains the same so if we were shielded it applies to us . Quite emphatic that not to go to work .
Presumedly Text/ letter to arrive later .
Hope you been keeping well and daughter ok in Scotland
Hi Margaret, what's the link where it says the list is the same? I can only assess this one? www.nhs.uk/.../
Thank you! www.nhs.uk/.../
It says you are in this group if you previously received letter Londonmumof2 I always use the gov site .
Also news conference apparently on BBC at teatime .
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