The Social Care Staff Support Fund (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Regulations 2020 No. 188

Regulation 3(7)

[F1 SCHEDULE 2 S Conditions or statuses relevant for the purposes of regulation 3(7)

Textual Amendments

F1 Schs. 1, 2 inserted (24.12.2020) by The Social Care Staff Support Fund (Coronavirus) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/469), regs. 1(1), 2(8)

• A person who is aged 70 or older

• A person who is under 70 and instructed to get a flu jab each year on medical grounds

• A person who is pregnant

• A person with chronic respiratory diseases, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema or bronchitis

• A person with chronic heart disease

• A person with chronic kidney disease

• A person with chronic liver disease

• A person with a chronic neurological condition, including Parkinson’s diease, motor neurone disease, multiple sclerosis, a learning disability or cerebral palsy

• A person with diabetes

• A person who has problems with their spleen, for example sickle cell disease

• A person with a weakened immune system as the result of conditions such as human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, or as a result of medicines such as steroid tablets or chemotherapy

• A person with a body mass index of 40 or above]