Shielding for asthmatic children?

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Has anyone been told by a GP to shield a child (3 year old) with asthma when they are just on daily Montelukast and have a salbutomol reliever for use only as required? No daily inhaler. No hospital admissions. No steroid courses.

Will speak to a different GP tomorrow, but wondered if anyone had been told the same.

My 5 year old son is on the same as well as an inhaler morning and night time. In his whole life time I think he has been hospitalized around 10 times, and we havent heard anything about him being high risk 🤷🏻‍♀️

My son has same meds and we haven't been told to shield. I don't think even an adult on those meds is expected to shield .

We have not had a letter but i was expecting one for DS, high steriod preventer lots of oral steriods 🤷‍♀️ emailed the gp surgery and was told it is nothing to do with them, NHS England.

Montelukast is a trigger for the letters, it seems.

The criteria are on asthma Uk website

Yes, I was aware of the guidance, which is why this has puzzled me. I wondered if the GP had misinterpreted perhaps? Or if the age of the child was the reason?

Almostthere, Montelukast on its own doesn't appear on the list of those who should shield. Only with other medication/provisos.

Montelukast is NOT a trigger for the letter
4 courses of oral steroids in 6 months plus 3 preventer treatments is
There is a difference between shielded and vulnerable and perhaps the GP got their terminology mixed up. The government has defined the criteria for shielded GPs are more aware if who is vulnerable at their practice.