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Post by registerme on Oct 25, 2021 10:10:44 GMT
Recently a friend told me the surgery have threatened patients that have posted complaints on Social Media with being removed from patient list. I'd be astonished if they're allowed to do this - and would challenge them on it.
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Post by keitha on Oct 25, 2021 10:42:35 GMT
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Post by registerme on Oct 25, 2021 10:49:29 GMT
it's a case of define abuse Agreed.
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Post by Greenwood2 on Oct 25, 2021 11:10:15 GMT
It's definitely more difficult to get the flu jab than the Covid booster and I think it will be as important this winter. The over 65 version seems to be in short supply, you can get NHS under 65 and £9 under 65 jabs at our local Tesco (and probably lots of other places) but over 65 not available, luckily managed to get one at our GP.
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Post by archie on Oct 25, 2021 11:14:50 GMT
It's definitely more difficult to get the flu jab than the Covid booster and I think it will be as important this winter. The over 65 version seems to be in short supply, you can get NHS under 65 and £9 under 65 jabs at our local Tesco (and probably lots of other places) but over 65 not available, luckily managed to get one at our GP. You can get a flu jab at Boots and a number of other pharmacies. Boots flu jabs
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Post by michaelc on Oct 25, 2021 11:55:50 GMT
As I think I said before, call the requisite NHS number or your GP, explain that you are going to be travelling, and see if they will expedite your booster. Your GP I believe has the ability to do that by way of authorising. michaelc If I recall your circumstances correctly from previous posts, and making a not particularly big assumptive leap as to where you are travelling, I would definitely be contacting my GP (or NHS line but the former would be better I expect as they can authorise based on need) and make the following clear: 1. You will be away from UK when your 6 month date comes up, but only leaving shortly before that date. This means you will miss the date which the UK currently deems as the 'optimum' for booster jab, but by time you come back you will be further the other side of that date than you will be short of it if you get jabbed before you go. Clearly you are concerned both that your immunity will be waning, and having the booster late will also impact your longer term immunity. 2. You are travelling to an eastern european country which has very low vaccination rates (if my assumptions are correct and the quick check I've done shows ROM 16% fully vaccinated). 3. I believe you also have a dependent who could, because of their condition, themselves be considered as 'vulnerable', and therefore another reason why your own vaccination status is important None of this will work by simply walking up to a vaccination centre, but your GP can authorise on a needs basis and then you can get your appointment. Just thoughts Thank BB for your kind advice. KeithA* has touched on why I haven't called them but its also because I'm thinking now to come back in a both basically to get my booster. (*) I merely mentioned to one clinician about a year ago that we _might_ be moving to Ukraine. Well that verbal "might" set a train in motion with the GP admin staff wanting to strike us off their list ! It took a boat load of letters and calls (and visits from all members of the family) to persuade them that we're actually not moving abroad. They were also terrible on the rollout of the first vaccine. We were 100% in group 6 as I'd done the research but the GP was adamant we weren't. Some weeks later he reassessed and determined we were in fact in group 6 but really was too late by that point. I should say there has never been any unpleasantness on the phone or in other communications with us and any of their staff so from their point of view they probably think everything is great on our side. I was thinking of complaining at the time but then released if I did I might find their service gets even worse. Now I have also seen reports of GPs wanting to strike off complaining patients so I definitely won't be risking that. I also haven't got the energy to try and get my vaccine early so will be coming back early to get it and/or postponing my trip if there is any concrete news about speeding up booster delivery. Edit: And yes Ukraine where the rates look similar to ours but they don't test as much.
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Post by bracknellboy on Oct 25, 2021 13:40:11 GMT
I think it's Ukraine, rather than Romania, but yeah... Yep, Ukraine vaccination rate =15.8% double fully vaccinated.
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Post by michaelc on Oct 25, 2021 14:24:38 GMT
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Post by Greenwood2 on Oct 25, 2021 14:57:07 GMT
The case rate doesn't look too bad (low testing?), but the death rate and trajectory look worrying, likewise for Romania, Bulgaria and Russia.
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Post by michaelc on Oct 25, 2021 15:16:30 GMT
Just thought of something. If a population has a low vaccination rate presumably that means more people are symptomatic and thus will self-isolate. Could that be a factor in the UK's high case rates? (As well as lots of testing of course).
So (trying to be positive and a little selfish) going to a country with low vaccination rates maybe means more people with the disease are being kept away from me?
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Post by benaj on Oct 25, 2021 16:46:25 GMT
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Post by martin44 on Oct 25, 2021 20:01:52 GMT
If you havn't heard after 6 months plus one week then pop along along to your local nhs and have the jab... its not difficult. Our drop ins don't do boosters, you have to book. Ours do.
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Post by martin44 on Oct 25, 2021 20:03:43 GMT
It's definitely more difficult to get the flu jab than the Covid booster and I think it will be as important this winter. The over 65 version seems to be in short supply, you can get NHS under 65 and £9 under 65 jabs at our local Tesco (and probably lots of other places) but over 65 not available, luckily managed to get one at our GP. you need to get a new doctor. Its P**s easy to get a flu jab.
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Post by Greenwood2 on Oct 25, 2021 20:09:16 GMT
If you compare UK Covid cases and UK Covid deaths, the death rate is much lower than it was with similar numbers of cases previously so the vaccine does seem to be significantly reducing deaths. Total excess deaths currently about 13%, but that was hugely higher during the peak of Covid and was negative for a while during the more recent restrictions.
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Post by Greenwood2 on Oct 25, 2021 20:11:22 GMT
It's definitely more difficult to get the flu jab than the Covid booster and I think it will be as important this winter. The over 65 version seems to be in short supply, you can get NHS under 65 and £9 under 65 jabs at our local Tesco (and probably lots of other places) but over 65 not available, luckily managed to get one at our GP. you need to get a new doctor. Its P**s easy to get a flu jab. Maybe where you live and the age you are (specific over 65 jab), just my experience at the time I was looking. And I did look around not just my GP.
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