Charities said it was not fair that those who were furloughed from their jobs would get 80 per cent of their salary, while those who
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Boris Johnson urged to reintroduce shielding instead of imposing Manchester lockdown
However Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, claimed the figures were based on selective data, ignoring hospitals where rates were lower. Mr Burnham was
One in three shielding from Covid-19 uneasy about returning to work
Age UK said there is “significant worry” that thousands of workers will be forced to choose between their job and their health. One in seven
Ministers face backlash over plans to extend shielding programme to over-50s this winter
Ministers proposing the scheme say it will apply to far more people than the 2.2 million who were told to shield from March onwards, but
Shielding chaos as official letters contradict doctors’ advice
Vulnerable patients across England have been told by their doctors they must continue shielding, despite letters from the Government telling them they can now go
Thousands of shielding workers to be forced out of jobs if furlough scheme is not extended
All employers with more than five staff are required to produce written risk assessments, showing how they are protecting staff from Covid-19. However research by
GPs using remote stethoscopes to examine patients who are shielding or in care homes
Dr Triska, who is digital first clinical director at Surrey Heartlands Health and Care Partnership, a coalition of NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups, added:
People shielding from coronavirus ‘feeling left behind’ as lockdown measures ease
High-risk people who have spent more than two months shielding from coronavirus say they feel “left behind and forgotten about”, after being told their isolation
Patients with asthma and cancer removed from coronavirus shielding list by text
Asthma, transplant and cancer patients will no longer be required to shield, the Government has suggested in a text message to affected individuals. An official
More than 100,000 people were wrongly included on coronavirus ‘shielding’ list
When the shielding policy was announced in March, ministers said 1.5 million people would be contacted within days and asked to isolate fully for 12 weeks
