Support for Clinically Extremely Vulnerable residents

The Government are NOT issuing food boxes during the current lockdown. For residents who have been informed they are considered Clinically Extremely Vulnerable support is available to ensure they can shield.

Getting help and advice

If you need help and support:

• In the first instance, you should ask trusted family, friends or neighbours to collect or organise shopping for food and essentials, and medicine or prescription collection on your behalf.
• You can still get prescriptions, essential items and food you buy delivered by NHS Volunteer Responders, call 0808 196 3646.
• For the Battle area Community Hub, contact Rother District Council via their website www.Rother.gov.uk or telephone: 01424 787000 (option 4)
• Battle Town Council have a volunteer force who can organise & deliver shopping, from Jempsons, or deliver prescriptions, from Day Lewis or Boots, to residents in the Battle or Netherfield wards. Call 01424 772210 during office hours 9am to 2pm to request assistance. If you call outside of office hours please leave your name and number and someone will call you back on the next working da
• You can make a new registration on Gov.uk for priority supermarket delivery slots
• If you don’t have anyone you can ask for help, you can contact Health and Social Care Connect (HSCC) on 0345 60 80 191 (open 8am to 8pm 7 days a week including bank holidays) or email Health and Social Care Connect - hscc@eastsussex.gov.uk