Question reference: S5W-30821
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 20 July 2020
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Current status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 August 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people were (a) added to and (b) removed from the shielding list in (a) April, (b) May and (c) June 2020, and, of these, how many have blood cancer.
Answer
Public Health Scotland adds or removes people from the shielding list on behalf of the NHS Boards.
It is not possible for Public Health Scotland to specifically identify people with blood cancer who have been added or removed from the list.
Number of individuals added or removed from the shielding list during April, May and June 2020 (as at 22nd July 2020) | |||
Month | Addition | Removal | |
April | 80,235 | 80 | |
May | 15,693 | 3,976 | |
June | 4,244 | 5,003 | |
Source: Public Health Scotland | |||