Priority delivery for online grocery shopping Supermarkets are helping vulnerable shoppers in two ways: running exclusive in-store opening hours for vulnerable shoppers and their carers, and offering priority online delivery slots to those shielding. You can find everything you need to know about staying safe during the current lockdown on each nation's government website: Whether 'shielding' is officially advised or not, every UK nation has special guidance in place for clinically extremely vulnerable people during the pandemic. Those we heard back from said they were confident in their ability to provide additional priority delivery slots for these customers. Which? contacted several supermarkets when news of the new shielding list broke. The extra 1.7 million people added to the English shielding list will effectively double it, raising questions as to whether supermarkets will have the capacity to serve them if they choose to shop online. So if you've been added to the list, visit the website to register for priority deliveries if you need them. Supermarkets are able to offer priority slots to customers on the shielding list who register for support on the government's website because the government shares their contact details with the supermarkets. Every major online grocer is offering special 'priority' delivery slots to help those who are too vulnerable to visit stores. Supermarkets have already greatly increased their online order capacity over the course of the pandemic. New shielders in England: can supermarkets accommodate them? To find out what COVID-19 means for your rights, travel, health and lifestyle, check out the latest coronavirus news and advice from Which?. You can scroll down to read the full article or click the links to jump to a particular section: Here's an up-to-date rundown of how to get help if you or someone you know is avoiding going to the shops and needs support in getting food delivered to their home.

Thankfully, there are measures in place to help shielding households get food delivered safely.

Those shielding in England are advised to avoid going to the supermarket themselves, and instead to order online or arrange for someone to shop for them.Īll four UK nations have special guidance in place for clinically extremely vulnerable people. These people were identified by a new model for assessing coronavirus vulnerability that takes into account factors such as ethnicity, deprivation and BMI, rather than just certain health conditions. The government is asking an additional 1.7 million people in England to shield, bringing the total number of shielders in the country to four million.

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