I’ve been dealing with GPs on behalf of my Mum since August, a little further down the coast from you. They too couldn’t have been more helpful & accommodating. It must be more surgery related than area, unless it’s individual patients?
My surgery used to be a 10/10. The last couple of years it has altered and is run like a business which regards customers as a nuisance. The staff have not been treated too well either. Sad because I have had a number of problems which for years were dealt with brilliantly by two doctors in particular. Heard similar tales about another couple of local surgeries as well.
Must say I think there’s a vast difference in surgeries in this area. My GPs are fine, though I rarely go, but the admin and general management is woeful Last couple of visits I’ve had to complain about fire safety, leaving personal medical info open on the desk with me (not my info) while they wandered off doing something else, and this week Mrs Tash was worryingly unsurprised when the receptionist answered the phone and loudly said that she couldn’t deal with the phone request because the ‘queue was out of the door’ Not too many people heard it though...what with there being literally no one in a queue...
I was actually allowed in our GPs Surgery on Friday, the first time since March - for my annual flu jab. A military operation. Hands, face ,space signs everywhere. Social distancing markers on the floor. Barked at by a Sargent Majoresque receptionist to 'stand in line, obey the rules, take my jacket off, don't move forward until summonded'. We all stood in silence listening to Radio 2, shuffling forward 2 metres every few minutes, until I reached the front of the queue. I was then marched into a consultancy room, my details checked in a desultory manner, swiftly injected and sent on my way, out of the fire escape. Now I get all that. Their system made sense. It's all done for the best of reasons and the best of intentions. But I was musing in the queue 'so is this what we've become'? No one talking. No one socially interacting. Subliminally being given the message that my neighbour may do me harm. A stressed worried workforce trading anxieties with a confused, sceptical population. The mental health issues of The State We're In need addressing as much as anything else.
It's all just a state of mind. I find avoiding the news outlets is a great way to minimise stress. You still get to hear what's going on, but then you can look for the real facts behind a story. It's then a case of deciding if you need to change anything. As the old adage goes, give me the strength to change the things I can change, the grace to accept the things I can't, and the wisdom to know the difference. When I see queues like you mention, or at airports etc, it reminds me of this old BT add.
Wasn't like that at my surgery for the flu jab to be honest. Though I had an appointment time and wasn't shuffling along in a large queue.
My flu jab was given at the stadium instead of the surgery. Walked through the door, gave my name and D.o.B, and asked to stand on the line 'til was called by the nurse. There was one woman getting done then my turn. From walking in the door to leaving must have been all of 5 minutes.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has announced a national lockdown from Wednesday to combat a growing number of coronavirus cases. Non-essential shops and schools are to close under the measure which will last until 10 January. Restaurants and bars have already been closed for the past six weeks, and some areas of the country had imposed their own lockdowns. Under the national lockdown, essential shops, such as those selling food, will stay open, as can banks.
Funnily enough my nephew,who lives in Germany,has it.He's mid 30's and works in some Mercedes camper van place up in the North of the Country,says there's a lot of it going around over there.
Hopes that rural areas will be 'decoupled' from neighbouring Covid hotspots in high tiers are dashed as Matt Hancock warns move would trigger infections spike. But.... Matt Hancock considers SPLITTING London into different Tiers to keep the West End open while hitting worst-hit areas with tough restrictions
I've hardly watched the news or read a paper for decades, and I feel much happier and better informed for doing that.
[QUOTE="DMD, post: 14410420, member: 1000706" But.... Matt Hancock considers SPLITTING London into different Tiers to keep the West End open while hitting worst-hit areas with tough restrictions[/QUOTE] I wonder why so he can carry on boozing with his mates while denying the rest of the country the same opportunity even though the majority of England are at tier 2 levels.....in other news one of the biggest mouth pieces Piers Morgan for criticizing others for not following guidelines as being caught not following them himself.
I wonder why so he can carry on boozing with his mates while denying the rest of the country the same opportunity even though the majority of England are at tier 2 levels.....in other news one of the biggest mouth pieces Piers Morgan for criticizing others for not following guidelines as being caught not following them himself. [/QUOTE] Morgan's just a gobshire unworthy of bandwidth.
