Government and clinical guidance

Latest statement from the UK CF Medical Association

The UK CF Medical Association (UKCFMA) is an association of medical doctors in the UK who deliver clinical care to children and adults with cystic fibrosis.

Take a look at the latest guidance from the UKCFMA that gives feedback on the monitoring of data collected through the UK CF Registry about the number of people with CF who have had COVID-19 and advises how people with CF and their families can help minimise their risk of COVID-19.

The latest statistics on COVID-19 in people with CF in the UK can be found here.

Government guidance

Here are links to appropriate Government guidance on COVID-19, including guidance for clinically extremely vulnerable individuals, information for the general population and and mental health and wellbeing aspects of COVID-19.

Guidance for the clinically extremely vulnerable

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): what you need to do
• Guidance on shielding and protecting people defined on medical grounds as extremely vulnerable from COVID-19

Additional guidance is available for people in:

• Scotland
• Wales
• Northern Ireland

General national guidance

• England
• Scotland
• Wales
• Northern Ireland

• Guidance for the public on the mental health and wellbeing aspects of coronavirus (COVID-19)