Coronavirus: Disease Control

(asked on 21st April 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of streamlining the clinically extremely vulnerable persons' registration process so that an applicant can register without an NHS number.


Answered by
Jo Churchill Portrait
Jo Churchill
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 29th May 2020

Individuals who have been identified as clinically extremely vulnerable have been advised to shield to protect themselves. The process of registration is to enable this group to access extra support during this time.

People can register online without their National Health Service number but registering with their NHS number is more efficient as registrations are appropriately matched with the shielded patient list.

Everyone who is clinically extremely vulnerable will receive a letter from their general practitioner or from the NHS informing them of the need to register. NHS numbers can be found at the top of this letter and at the top of all prescriptions.

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