How long to get notified of being in the 1.5 million?

[zoombapup]

Hey all,

I was just wondering, if there's going to be 1.5 million people told to stay home for 12 weeks, how long will it take to actually contact everyone? I mean, it seems like that's an awful lot of the population, so it probably includes a lot of the people on this forum. But do we have a time limit on how long before we can consider ourselves not in that list?

I know its going to take them some time to actually figure out who is within the proper "at risk" class, given complicated histories etc. Or is it just a series of tick boxes?

I'm not that bothered, just curious how its going to work. I assume there's like a points system or something?

Anyone in the know?

 

[KathC]

Some people on a local Facebook group have received texts from their GPs.

 

[Stitch147]

My friend got a message today, she's had a kidney transplant.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Hey all,

I was just wondering, if there's going to be 1.5 million people told to stay home for 12 weeks, how long will it take to actually contact everyone? I mean, it seems like that's an awful lot of the population, so it probably includes a lot of the people on this forum. But do we have a time limit on how long before we can consider ourselves not in that list?

I know its going to take them some time to actually figure out who is within the proper "at risk" class, given complicated histories etc. Or is it just a series of tick boxes?

I'm not that bothered, just curious how its going to work. I assume there's like a points system or something?

Anyone in the know?

It strikes me that there are far too many people with diabetes for us all to be included. Of the 60ish million people in the UK, there are approx 4.8million people living with diabetes in the UK. So only a handful of them will be included in the 1.5 million ‘extremely vulnerable’ list.

 

[grovesy]

It strikes me that there are far too many people with diabetes for us all to be included. Of the 60ish million people in the UK, there are approx 4.8million people living with diabetes in the UK. So only a handful of them will be included in the 1.5 million ‘extremely vulnerable’ list.

That is what I thought Mike.
I thought it did not sound alot.
I have not heard it said , but I read it reported that if you had not heard by the 29th. Contact your Dr. if you think it should apply to you.They are not sure they will have identified everyone.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

That is what I thought Mike.
I thought it did not sound alot.
I have not heard it said , but I read it reported that if you had not heard by the 29th. Contact your Dr. if you think it should apply to you.They are not sure they will have identified everyone.

I have heard that people are also being contacted by text message

 

[mikeyB]

My brother was notified yesterday. I don’t expect to be notified, mild asthma, ulcerative colitis, chronic pancreatitis and T1. Don’t want to be notified actually, I don’t feel at greater risk from this virus apart from cough syncope, which I have had in the past. Big deal. Don’t cough where there’s no soft landing🙂

 

[Amigo]

I received my ‘cease, resist and desist’ 12 week notice yesterday but not because of diabetes. As I understand it, diabetes is not an included condition unless there’s other qualifying co-morbidities.
Hi Mikey! 🙂

 

[grovesy]

I received my ‘cease, resist and desist’ 12 week notice yesterday but not because of diabetes. As I understand it, diabetes is not an included condition unless there’s other qualifying co-morbidities.
Hi Mikey! 🙂

Nice to see you pop in again. Yours will as you rightly say your other conditions.

 

[Amigo]

Nice to see you pop in again. Yours will as you rightly say your other conditions.

Hi grovesy and thanks. Just popping by to say hello. Lots of hours to fill at the moment!

 

[grovesy]

I understand, hope you are keeping as well as you can.

 

[Amigo]

I understand, hope you are keeping as well as you can.

I‘m doing ok thanks in these scary times. Hope you are too.

 

[Ivostas66]

I believe people should find out within a week (think the BBC said yesterday morning they expect everyone to have been notified by next Tuesday). Chap said that if you expect to have been notified, but haven't you can contact the NHS after that date to find out more info.

I pointed my Dad in the direction of the Asthma UK website as they have a fairly comprehensive list and his medication is listed as one that points to him being at risk (he's over 70 and on a strong steroid inhaler that is listed along with several other types of medication for different ailments). He's decided to go into lockdown and now expects a letter/ message telling him that anyway.

Whilst at hospital over the last couple of months (don't ask!) I have been told by some consultants to expect to be contacted and on lock down for 12 weeks and others telling me that I am young, fairly healthy with well controlled diabetes and so I should be fine self isolating and nothing more. Confusing!

 

[megga]

I received my text, I don't think its diabetes alone. With me its a combination, I have mild asthma and a muscular dystrophy condition that affects the throat.
On the whole I am a healthy and active person, great control of my D, run-around more like a 5 year old than a 50 year old, so I feel I'm skiving. But I'm just gonna do what I'm told

 

[Amigo]

I received my text, I don't think its diabetes alone. With me its a combination, I have mild asthma and a muscular dystrophy condition that affects the throat.
On the whole I am a healthy and active person, great control of my D, run-around more like a 5 year old than a 50 year old, so I feel I'm skiving. But I'm just gonna do what I'm told

These are the categories in the 12 week isolation rules;-


People falling into this extremely vulnerable group include:

‘Solid organ transplant recipients
People with specific cancers:
people with cancer who are undergoing active chemotherapy or radical radiotherapy for lung cancer
people with cancers of the blood or bone marrow such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma who are at any stage of treatment
people having immunotherapy or other continuing antibody treatments for cancer
people having other targeted cancer treatments which can affect the immune system, such as protein kinase inhibitors or PARP inhibitors
people who have had bone marrow or stem cell transplants in the last 6 months, or who are still taking immunosuppression drugs
People with severe respiratory conditions including all cystic fibrosis, severe asthma and severe COPD.
People with rare diseases and inborn errors of metabolism that significantly increase the risk of infections (such as SCID, homozygous sickle cell).
People on immunosuppression therapies sufficient to significantly increase risk of infection.
Women who are pregnant with significant heart disease, congenital or acquired.’


Regards, Amigo

 

[grovesy]

I‘m doing ok thanks in these scary times. Hope you are too.

Yes I am fine thanks. Though i just have to calm down, a neighbour who has a largish garden, has just gone in the road playing kerby,with his son.

 

[grovesy]

I believe people should find out within a week (think the BBC said yesterday morning they expect everyone to have been notified by next Tuesday). Chap said that if you expect to have been notified, but haven't you can contact the NHS after that date to find out more info.

I pointed my Dad in the direction of the Asthma UK website as they have a fairly comprehensive list and his medication is listed as one that points to him being at risk (he's over 70 and on a strong steroid inhaler that is listed along with several other types of medication for different ailments). He's decided to go into lockdown and now expects a letter/ message telling him that anyway.

Whilst at hospital over the last couple of months (don't ask!) I have been told by some consultants to expect to be contacted and on lock down for 12 weeks and others telling me that I am young, fairly healthy with well controlled diabetes and so I should be fine self isolating and nothing more. Confusing!

Are sure your Dads inhaler is on the list, as I thought mine was at first glance, but I am one of lower dose?
I was not expe sting mine to be on the list as I am controlled and never been hospitalised.

 

[Ivostas66]

Are sure your Dads inhaler is on the list, as I thought mine was at first glance, but I am one of lower dose?
I was not expe sting mine to be on the list as I am controlled and never been hospitalised.

Yes, I saw that they had created a long list of the different types of steroids for severe asthmatics (https://www.asthma.org.uk/advice/triggers/coronavirus-covid-19/#SteroidDose) and asked him to check. His is on there. He was a football referee well into his 50s, fit as a fiddle and then developed asthma. Whenever I am unwell my peak flow can drop to about 400 from a usual 600 or so. I found out from my Mum that his has been between 300 and 400 at best for the past year or so. Any pollen in the air or a cold and he really struggles.

 

[grovesy]

Yes, I saw that they had created a long list of the different types of steroids for severe asthmatics (https://www.asthma.org.uk/advice/triggers/coronavirus-covid-19/#SteroidDose) and asked him to check. His is on there. He was a football referee well into his 50s, fit as a fiddle and then developed asthma. Whenever I am unwell my peak flow can drop to about 400 from a usual 600 or so. I found out from my Mum that his has been between 300 and 400 at best for the past year or so. Any pollen in the air or a cold and he really struggles.

I am normally around 460, but if I go in the low 300 I feel rough. Fortunately I very rarely need to take oral steroids or antibiotics.

 

[megga]

These are the categories in the 12 week isolation rules;-


People falling into this extremely vulnerable group include:

‘Solid organ transplant recipients
People with specific cancers:
people with cancer who are undergoing active chemotherapy or radical radiotherapy for lung cancer
people with cancers of the blood or bone marrow such as leukaemia, lymphoma or myeloma who are at any stage of treatment
people having immunotherapy or other continuing antibody treatments for cancer
people having other targeted cancer treatments which can affect the immune system, such as protein kinase inhibitors or PARP inhibitors
people who have had bone marrow or stem cell transplants in the last 6 months, or who are still taking immunosuppression drugs
People with severe respiratory conditions including all cystic fibrosis, severe asthma and severe COPD.
People with rare diseases and inborn errors of metabolism that significantly increase the risk of infections (such as SCID, homozygous sickle cell).
People on immunosuppression therapies sufficient to significantly increase risk of infection.
Women who are pregnant with significant heart disease, congenital or acquired.’


Regards, Amigo

I think its if you have just 1 of them you fall into the venerable group, however I don't fall into one of them groups, and I have still received my text. This I have been told is because the combination of my conditions. (My daughter told me this, not because she has access to my medical details, but she works in part of the research and development department of the QMC university medical school after finishing her PHD)