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welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
Cooooeeeee. Am I first to post today? :laugh:

Its dark abs its a tad cold here as well.

I read somewhere yesterday that Morrisons are charging a whopping £8.25 for a box of 240 Yorkshire tea bags.:headshake:. Things are going mad.

Stay safe peeps.:hello:
 

Paulus

Started young, and still going.
Location
Barnet,
Good morning all. No rain at the moment, but it's on it's way later on.:rain:
Lightly toasted bagel with garlic and herb cream cheese and smoked salmon for breakfast :hungry:
I'm hoping to get out on the bike for a while later on, after the dog has been walked and a few domestics have been done.
Enjoy your day everyone :cuppa:
 

Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
Good morning folks,
Mrs TKK is off out with the “ Portland Girls “ for lunch ( the name of the hospital ward they all worked on )
I’m almost free of the lurgy with just a residual headache and sore throat. I’ll head out for a walk later, nothing epic like Mo, just a “ see if the legs still work “ perambulation.
Stay safe folks 👍☕️🌧️
 

Paulus

Started young, and still going.
Location
Barnet,
Morning all :hello:

Highlight of the day is a 2.30 pm appointment at the docs to have my bloods done.
Something to look forwards to. :smile:

Always have a focus for the day, no matter how mundane it might be.:okay:
 

classic33

Leg End Member
Good morning folks,
Mrs TKK is off out with the “ Portland Girls “ for lunch ( the name of the hospital ward they all worked on )
I’m almost free of the lurgy with just a residual headache and sore throat. I’ll head out for a walk later, nothing epic like Mo, just a “ see if the legs still work “ perambulation.
Stay safe folks 👍☕️🌧️
Suppose they decide to stop working at the furthest point from home?
 
I'm back
not been well for a few days - lets just say stomach problems and leave the details

annoying thing was that I took the tablets as recommended by a pharmacist - which said to contact a GP if the symptons didn;t go after 3 days
so on the 4th day I went to the GP's surgery for 8a.m.
Was told I could only get a telehone consultation - which is fine - but "it might be tomorrow now"
firstly "now" - reception only opens at 8 and it was 2 minutes past - how can it be 'now'
also - what about the next 24 hours - is it safe to keep taking the tablets???
I explained the tablets problems and they said that someone - who may not have been a doctor - would check and ring back that day
well that was the day before yesterday
no phone call
no missed calls

they don;t actually know what tablets I am taking - probably just the Immodium you would expect - but they don't know
Clearly anyone who knows stuff would check with a Pharmacist as well - but I believe that a Pharmacist would be obliged to say "You need to see a Doctor" as it has gone past the number of days.
And I could go to the Urgent Care centre
I didn;t do either of these because the problem got better - but they don't know that

and I have know several people who, if told by a GP surgery that they will get a phone call, would believ that the Grat and WOnderful GP will be all wise and all knowing and will ring when they can
and - they don;t want to 'be a trouble'


ANyway - I feel a complaint coming on - I'm not after causing trouble - but sometimes things need to be highlighted because my one relatively minor problem might just be a symptom of something bigger

NOTE - I am not saying the GP surgery is rubbish and incompetent - it is just that the system has forced a situation that shouldn't exists

but lets not go all NACA
 

welsh dragon

Thanks but no thanks. I think I'll pass.
I'm back
not been well for a few days - lets just say stomach problems and leave the details

annoying thing was that I took the tablets as recommended by a pharmacist - which said to contact a GP if the symptons didn;t go after 3 days
so on the 4th day I went to the GP's surgery for 8a.m.
Was told I could only get a telehone consultation - which is fine - but "it might be tomorrow now"
firstly "now" - reception only opens at 8 and it was 2 minutes past - how can it be 'now'
also - what about the next 24 hours - is it safe to keep taking the tablets???
I explained the tablets problems and they said that someone - who may not have been a doctor - would check and ring back that day
well that was the day before yesterday
no phone call
no missed calls

they don;t actually know what tablets I am taking - probably just the Immodium you would expect - but they don't know
Clearly anyone who knows stuff would check with a Pharmacist as well - but I believe that a Pharmacist would be obliged to say "You need to see a Doctor" as it has gone past the number of days.
And I could go to the Urgent Care centre
I didn;t do either of these because the problem got better - but they don't know that

and I have know several people who, if told by a GP surgery that they will get a phone call, would believ that the Grat and WOnderful GP will be all wise and all knowing and will ring when they can
and - they don;t want to 'be a trouble'


ANyway - I feel a complaint coming on - I'm not after causing trouble - but sometimes things need to be highlighted because my one relatively minor problem might just be a symptom of something bigger

NOTE - I am not saying the GP surgery is rubbish and incompetent - it is just that the system has forced a situation that shouldn't exists

but lets not go all NACA



The NHS at it's finest. Hope your feeling good better.
 

Mo1959

Legendary Member
I'm back
not been well for a few days - lets just say stomach problems and leave the details

annoying thing was that I took the tablets as recommended by a pharmacist - which said to contact a GP if the symptons didn;t go after 3 days
so on the 4th day I went to the GP's surgery for 8a.m.
Was told I could only get a telehone consultation - which is fine - but "it might be tomorrow now"
firstly "now" - reception only opens at 8 and it was 2 minutes past - how can it be 'now'
also - what about the next 24 hours - is it safe to keep taking the tablets???
I explained the tablets problems and they said that someone - who may not have been a doctor - would check and ring back that day
well that was the day before yesterday
no phone call
no missed calls

they don;t actually know what tablets I am taking - probably just the Immodium you would expect - but they don't know
Clearly anyone who knows stuff would check with a Pharmacist as well - but I believe that a Pharmacist would be obliged to say "You need to see a Doctor" as it has gone past the number of days.
And I could go to the Urgent Care centre
I didn;t do either of these because the problem got better - but they don't know that

and I have know several people who, if told by a GP surgery that they will get a phone call, would believ that the Grat and WOnderful GP will be all wise and all knowing and will ring when they can
and - they don;t want to 'be a trouble'


ANyway - I feel a complaint coming on - I'm not after causing trouble - but sometimes things need to be highlighted because my one relatively minor problem might just be a symptom of something bigger

NOTE - I am not saying the GP surgery is rubbish and incompetent - it is just that the system has forced a situation that shouldn't exists

but lets not go all NACA

I really believe the whole country, including our once great NHS is totally broken and the best we can even hope for is just a very modest recovery which is going to take at least 6 years if we’re lucky. :sad:
 
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