Correspondence H. A. Iliff Corresponding Author E-mail address: iliffha@doctors.org.uk Prince Charles Hospital, Cwm Taf Morgannwg, Wales Search for more papers by this author on behalf of We are clinicians who are part of the ‘shielded’ or ‘extremely vulnerable’ group, as determined either by the government [1] or local policy. Whereas we appreciate the unprecedented and rapidly evolving nature of this situation, our group has been conspicuous by its absence from organisational guidance.