Written Question · S5W-29297 · Session 5
How many letters have been sent by each NHS board to people who are shielding during the COVID-19 outbreak, and how many are letters are st…
The question
To ask the Scottish Government how many letters have been sent by each NHS board to people who are shielding during the COVID-19 outbreak, and how many are letters are still outstanding.
The answer
Public Health Scotland issues shielding letters on behalf of the NHS Boards.
The following table provides information on the number of individuals who have been sent shielding letters by area of residence.
Letters are sent as people who should shield are identified.
Number of individuals sent Shielding letters by area of residence (as at 26th May 2020)
Scotland
189,195
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
15,974
NHS Borders
4,729
NHS Dumfries and Galloway
5,877
NHS Fife
11,963
NHS Forth Valley
11,959
NHS Grampian
19,537
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
41,643
NHS Highland
11,618
NHS Lanarkshire
23,892
NHS Lothian
25,753
NHS Orkney
873
NHS Shetland
952
NHS Tayside
13,575
NHS Western Isles
850
Source: Public Health Scotland
Notes:
1. Figures exclude individuals with an area of residence recorded as outwith Scotland.
2. Figures include individuals who have died and those flagged for removal from the shielding list.
Individuals may be flagged for removal for a number of reasons including false positive identification, having moved away or no longer requiring to shield following discussion with a clinician.
The following table provides information on the number of individuals who have been sent shielding letters by area of residence.
Letters are sent as people who should shield are identified.
Number of individuals sent Shielding letters by area of residence (as at 26th May 2020)
Scotland
189,195
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
15,974
NHS Borders
4,729
NHS Dumfries and Galloway
5,877
NHS Fife
11,963
NHS Forth Valley
11,959
NHS Grampian
19,537
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
41,643
NHS Highland
11,618
NHS Lanarkshire
23,892
NHS Lothian
25,753
NHS Orkney
873
NHS Shetland
952
NHS Tayside
13,575
NHS Western Isles
850
Source: Public Health Scotland
Notes:
1. Figures exclude individuals with an area of residence recorded as outwith Scotland.
2. Figures include individuals who have died and those flagged for removal from the shielding list.
Individuals may be flagged for removal for a number of reasons including false positive identification, having moved away or no longer requiring to shield following discussion with a clinician.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S5W-29297 by reference.