Partnership hosts 'Shielding Experts' event

Posted on: 5 February 2021

Personal experiences of shielding - lessons for health and care systemsWith the third national lockdown being introduced in January 2021, over 100,000 clinically extremely vulnerable people across the region were once again asked to shield. The Partnership, along with the Local Resilience Forum, West Yorkshire Prepared, hosted ‘The Shielding Experts’ webinar on Wednesday 3 February 2021, providing a valuable opportunity to listen to people about their experiences of shielding. 

Attendees heard insight from research and surveys, including this Healthwatch presentation 'Listening to shielders' which explains how Healthwatch has been listening to people's experiences of shielding and what individuals and community organisations told them.

The webinar also included a presentation by Ann-Louise Caress, Professor of Health Services Research and Director, Centre for Applied Research in Health at the University of Huddersfield. 'Shielding during the Covid pandemic - survey findings' looks at a study of 1,423 people who were shielding and 383 (unmatched) family members.

More importantly, attendees heard the personal experiences of those who shielded, including staff, to inform our health and care practice as we move forward. The aim of the webinar was to help support people who live and work across West Yorkshire and Harrogate to put the right conditions in place to enable those with the highest clinical risk to stay happy, healthy and safe.

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