The Retirement Thread

[BoldonLad]

I have to put Mr WD prescription in so a trip to town is required.

Just a thought for you, might save you some time and petrol, at our GP, you can choose to have prescription transfered directly to Chemist, electronically, so, no need to physically take it to Chemist.

 

[welsh dragon]

Just a thought for you, might save you some time and petrol, at our GP, you can choose to have prescription transfered directly to Chemist, electronically, so, no need to physically take it to Chemist.

Is that I England only?

 

[welsh dragon]

Blues skies and sunshine here and its quite warm.

 

[Mo1959]

Stupid cat! 🐱 I heard her playing in the kitchen with her toy then I could hear her water bowl getting rattled. Went through and she had water everywhere and one wet toy that had obviously been in the water bowl then fished back out again.

 

[welsh dragon]

Baked potatoes and chilli today

 

[Mo1959]

Baked potatoes and chilli today

That sounds nice. I must start buying baking potatoes again. Haven’t had them for several weeks. So handy as you can have so many different things with them.

 

[BoldonLad]

Is that I England only?

Well, I do live in England, but, I don't know if the service is limited to there.

We can order the prescription, using an App on smart phone, and, it is automatically sent to Pharmacy for collection. We receive a text message, when it is ready to collect.

Actually, our pharmacy will also deliver the medicines free of charge, although, we do not avail ourselves of that service. We do live in an urban area, which may make free delivery a more practical thing to offer.

 

[pawl]

First ride for 23 days and boy I could tell.Ten miles took me an hour

 

[BoldonLad]

First ride for 23 days and boy I could tell.Ten miles took me an hour

10mph is our typical average speed!

Until now, we have been quite happy with that, are you trying to tell me we are slow?

 

[Tenkaykev]

Well, I do live in England, but, I don't know if the service is limited to there.

Actually, our pharmacy will also deliver the medicines free of charge, although, we do not avail ourselves of that service. We do live in an urban area, which may make free delivery a more practical thing to offer.

I know it was a one off and not the norm, but being phoned firstly by a Doctor then a pharmacist before having my drugs delivered by Taxi within half an hour was truly exceptional service.

 

[Dave7]

That sounds nice. I must start buying baking potatoes again. Haven’t had them for several weeks. So handy as you can have so many different things with them.

We have just bought some McCains frozen jacket spuds. Stupidly expensive but handy and quick if you just want one spud.
I am dead against them as I can get a large baking spud for 14p but MrsD wanted to try them.
Report will follow

 

[Tenkaykev]

We have just bought some McCains frozen jacket spuds. Stupidly expensive but handy and quick if you just want one spud.
I am dead against them as I can get a large baking spud for 14p but MrsD wanted to try them.
Report will follow

I'm very finicky with my jacket spuds. I scrub them to within an inch of their lives and then they get a comprehensive visual inspection and any "eyes" are rigorously excised along with any other suspicious looking incursions.

 

[BoldonLad]

I know it was a one off and not the norm, but being phoned firstly by a Doctor then a pharmacist before having my drugs delivered by Taxi within half an hour was truly exceptional service.

It is, IMHO, one of the things NHS/GP service does pretty well, no need for phone calls etc, all done via the Smartphone App, with a text message to tell you when it available to be collected, or, you can, if you wish, opt for delivery.

Since Covid, they have also streamlined the Phlebotomy service, mostly, the staff at the GP surgery will take bloods, but, if for any reason, they cannot, now:

- they text you a link, which takes you to an online booking page, you can select venue and date/time from available options

- the "paper work", telling Phlebotomist your details, which tests etc are sent electronically, no actual paper

- You just turn up, at the relevant time and place, no queue, no crowd of people breathing their germs of you... fantastic

 

[pawl]

10mph is our typical average speed!

Until now, we have been quite happy with that, are you trying to tell me we are slow?

Not at all .it’s more about smiles per hour .

 

[Exlaser2]

Is that I England only?

I asked mrs exlaser about this as she works in a chemist and she’s not sure if it’s totally the same , she thinks it’s very similar.
I’ve just did a quick Google search and according to nhs wales you need a ‘ My Health Online’ form and give it in at your doctors. The form can be got from nhs wales online or from your doctors .
Once you are on the system you can log in and order repeats and make doctors appointments online .

Could be worth asking your doctors about it when you next drop in your repeats .