This is a page of a letter that came through the post today (dated 11/01/21) and is the priority list from Cardiff Council and Cardiff & Vale University Health Board. On this page it also lists the groups who represent about 99% of preventable deaths from Covid.

As a side issue I just wanted to highlight that for those of us who are shielding and extremely vulnerable (I'm in list 4) Covid isn't the only problem we've faced for nearly a year e.g. no face-to-face consultations with Neurologists, which means no examinations, which means no treatments. MRIs being missed (brain and spine which take up to 90 minutes) and Radiologists and specialist nurses being seconded to Covid wards, ICUs or off sick.

Some vital and specialist blood tests (which have to be sent to France - oh the irony) for central nervous system viruses have been missed (which means no chance of survival, they're that lethal). Neurologists and other specialist staff relocating back to mainland Europe because of Brexit which means patient loads are being shared with the remaining over-worked team members.

We've created a perfect storm. Years of austerity i.e. underfunding, Brexit and ignoring/not preparing for an inevitable Pandemic. I date this one back to 2010 and the Con/LD coalition slashing vital medical and social services as well creating problems with recruiting specialist staff (it won't matter if you have all the Private Health insurance you could want if there isn't a specialist consultant to be referred to - and the training is over 10 years).

Sorry, hard to be cool about this stuff.

Anyway, I hope the attached clears things up and helps.

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