Help shielders to shield
People and households in the shielding group will need to take extra precautions for some time to come. They will need help to do that. There are some ideas in this forum but they are easily lost among the noise of more widespread concerns.
The Scottish government should set up some kind of advisory panel concerned solely with addressing how to help the most vulnerable stay safe and continue to protect the NHS, whilst having some semblance of a normal life.
This should consult with relevant experts, charities and the shielding themselves. It should also have a remit to monitor how well initiatives are actually working.
For example, a new ideas forum like this one, but specifically about shielding, would enable those affected to share ideas and provide feedback.
Why the contribution is important
As a shielding person I have have found the current approach to be well meaning, but also poorly implemented with little evidence that anyone cares how well it is working. As restrictions start being lifted it is vital to those most vulnerable that they not be forgotten or ignored.
My own experience was that the text registration service failed for the first fortnight but no information was available as to what was happening. I waited and waited for supermarkets to be given information about my vulnerable status (over two weeks slower than in England) and then only one of three supermarkets actually delivered on the promise of priority home deliveries.
Others will have many other problems and concerns. Make sure our voices can be heard.
by EckShielding on May 09, 2020 at 10:59AM
Posted by Elkie May 09, 2020 at 13:26
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