Shielding Letter Wales Criteria. 6 october cmo’s letter to trust chief executives regarding the maintenance of the shielding patients lists ; In a statement, mr gething said:
Hi all, if you’re unsure about whether you should be shielding for12 weeks or not take a look at the link below. This is because the rates of transmission of coronavirus in the community have fallen significantly. However, if your employer has taken the proper measures to ensure social distancing in your workplace, you can go into work.
Patients regarded as ‘extremely vulnerable’ qualify for the shielding letter and will have received a letter advising patients to stay at home for 12 weeks.
Wales has introduced its own lockdown or firebreak restrictions and, again, people on the shielding list should follow the same rules as the rest of the population. The cmo sent a letter on 21 march asking practices to identify additional patients who may be known as being at highest clinical risk. For more information on work and employment in wales see the government website. We have also provided details of our methodology so that the mapping to individual conditions and medicines can be seen.
