Another 1.7 million people added to the shielding list

Swatteam

@lisathomas50 I live in Derby you wouldn't get stopped by police where we live come to think about it i haven't actually seen many since lockdown started

vikingqueen

     My son lives in England and works near Porthmadog in Wales, he hasn't been stopped once. He is a support worked so has all the i.d. if he was to be pulled over

Swatteam

@vikingqueen   my  daughter live about half an hour away but she refuses to come down in the car as she doesn't want a fine .I've waited this long to see  my grandkids another month or so isn't going to hurt .

Lisatho11987777

@vikingqueen it's OK if you have  ID where I live we have the new south African and Kent strain they have been doing door step testing we have to wear a face mask outside as well  until 31st March 

vikingqueen

    @lisathomas50 my point was he has never been stopped, he has a camper van  that has his mountain bike and full camping gear in it so he always looks like he's going on holiday   He travels from here in the north west to Wales twice a week but no one has ever batted an eyelid .

Lisatho11987777

@vikingqueen he has been realy lucky ?lol  my son is an electrician for the council and he has been stopped twice  apparently  some of the lads who take the vans home have been using their work permit to travel ?  so now they have something on their phone that says they are on shift 

It wouldn't matter if your brother did get stopped but it made laugh  lol  hope you havent jinks  him probably get stopped now lol ?

Swatteam

@Username_removed good article

MarkM88

I've just had the email this morning adding me to the list, then literally ten minutes later my GP rang me to advise me I had been added and will be contacted, when I queried he said it was due to my medical conditions. 

Swatteam

@MarkN88 lucky you am still waiting but I won't hold my breath but very good indeed 

MarkM88

Swatteam said:

@MarkN88 lucky you am still waiting but I won't hold my breath but very good indeed 

Have you checked your emails and the spam folder? Mine came through email. 

Swatteam

Yep just check again 

Swatteam

@m@MarkN88 well still no emails but I have my health records updated and I think I need a long discussion with my gp . Or some 1 before I lose my marbles.

MarkM88

If you think you should be shielding than yeah definitely have a word with the GP.

Swatteam

@MarkN88 hi its not about shielding as I have a husband in the clinically vulnerable group who has been shielding so have I as much as I can. Its more of will I have to wait just because I am his carer instead of my health conditions  if you know what I mean.

MarkM88

Oh right I see. It’s probably worth a quick chat with someone, although I’m not sure how easy it will be to get through to them. 

Swatteam

I have no problem getting through to receptionist ask for a call back off 1 of gps which will probably be next week now. I can't sit here and moan but if I do find out I should've been I that group from the start well then ill be on a mission.

Victor

I'm on it now.

[Deleted User]

Me too, annoyingly.. I wouldn't mind but they think because I'm on the Autism spectrum and on the cusp of type 2 Diabetes I'm "at risk" and can't even go to the ruddy Tesco to do a weekly food shop, I've got to get my carer to go, that wouldn't be a problem except I don't always have enough cash available to do a BIG shop at Tesco's prices because as much as I trust the carer, I wouldn't feel right letting him use my debit card even though it's contactless so I wouldn't necessarily have to give him the PIN number.

MarkM88

I got the email and its followed up by a letter I received the day after too. 

Your local area will have services and volunteers that can help in various situations.

Although, it will vary from area to areas. 

I'm trying to follow the letter as much as I can, however I contacted the local council who said they had no volunteers immediately available to help go and fetch my prescription that was ready for collection, I have no friends and family that could do it near by and the pharmacy wouldn't answer their telephone, so I've had to go over myself. 

Swatteam

As long as you got it. we get ours delivered so don't have that problem not a very good system if they can't get volunteers for where you live. Hope you told the phamacy off  why don't you sign up for delivery? Makes things a lot easier.