References and resources

Letter to patients - end of shielding programme

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1018931/Letter_to_patients_-_end_of_the_shielding_programme.pdf 

Information about the end of the shielding programme and managing the closure of the Shielded Patient List

https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/publication/information-about-the-end-of-the-shielding-programme-and-managing-the-closure-of-the-shielded-patient-list/

QCovid links

https://digital.nhs.uk/coronavirus/risk-assessment - background about the tool and how it was developed

https://digital.nhs.uk/coronavirus/risk-assessment/population  - information about the tool

https://digital.nhs.uk/coronavirus/risk-assessment/clinical-tool - the risk assessment tool itself

https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/mod/resource/view.php?id=11905 – letter sent to GPs about QCovid

Living risk prediction algorithm (QCOVID) for risk of hospital admission and mortality from coronavirus 19 in adults: national derivation and validation cohort study

https://www.bmj.com/content/371/bmj.m3731 

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.22.21249968v1

Current government advice on shielding

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19/guidance-on-shielding-and-protecting-extremely-vulnerable-persons-from-covid-19

RCPCH document on shielding and children

https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/covid-19-shielding-guidance-children-young-people

RCGP COVID-19 resources

Further resources on COVID-19 can be found on this link and any queries can be sent to Covid19@rcgp.org.uk

https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/view.php?id=373