Vulnerable patient shielding & supermarket deliveries

Im in same position, no joy with the government website, GP confirmed that they had informed the council, but when I called the council they said they couldn't help with deliveries from supermarket only that they could get someone from citizens advice to pick up shopping for me, so may be worth ringing your local council to see if they have anything in place.  The other places for deliveries that I found were Iceland, if you email them and explain they will give you a slot, also if there is a Brakes cash and carry near you they are doing deliveries and have been really helpful.  For some reason I don't get the food parcels that the government website mentioned.  I was told by the council that it is because I came to the "party" too late

Pamela

Jo and Pamela

Try the supermarkets themselves. They have a dedicated number. 

Hi, 

Came across your message. I believe the government forward your details to the supermarkets and if you've registered with them they will email you saying have priority. We signed up initially with Asda, Waitrose and Sainsbury's. Once Asda got in contact with us they gave us a recurring slot, every Fri 11-12, this is guaranteed till Oct. No other supermarket has offered this. Good luck.

Take care

Lisa x

Shall try that route. Thanks for the tip. 

Jo x

Hi Pamela

Came across your post about supermarket deliveries.  Hubby is on the government shielding list and initially it was chaos.  Now much better.  I get a delivery once a week now but one week we had to move delivery day at short notice.  The customer service team were brilliant and although it may say on the website that they cannot sort out delivery slots in fact they can and do - at least that has been our experience.

We learnt that on this journey you often have to ask for what you need to get you through and keep asking.

My motto :-  One step at a time. One day at a time.  Deal with whatever that day throws at you and then move on.  (It worked for us through some very dark times).

Thank you, I think your absolutely right, one day at a time, and keep asking, as my mum says "you've a guid Scots tongue in yur heid, use it"

That made me smile imagining how some might pronounce some of those words. I'm Dundee born but live south London now.

haha born in Lanark, moved to London 1995 supposedly for a year and never went back, now been in Berkshire for nearly 20 years. Everyone says my accent is still very strong, but then I go home and they say I talk English