RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
Of course not but you'd think the reasons would appear on my notes.
Have you had your [s]microchip[/s] vaccine yet?
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WouldBe
Dislicksick
Not necessarily they just need to know who to vaccinate.
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
In that case there would be no way for me to find out why I'd been vaccinated early. Which would be unfortunate.
WouldBe
Dislicksick
Does it matter as long as you get vaccinated?
RubyToogood
RubyTwobikes
I've come to the conclusion that to some extent yes it does. I'm not about to go round making work for people right now but at some point I'd like to know in case it has other implications for me, with other illnesses. If my assessment of my own health was wrong, I'd like to know that because it might change my behaviour.
Specifically in terms of the vaccination programme in Wales, exactly how incompetent are Drakeford and Gething being (just about that), do you reckon?
Supply details .......
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
Make sense.
If you were category 4, you would have been on the shielding list.
Could it be because they have you down as a carer for your mother?
If I was a doctors receptionist, I have no idea how I would handle filling late availability slots, it would proably have to be a random pick of the next age group down, I guess. Which wouldn't be you either as you are not over 65. So who knows.
nogojones
spelling is overrated
Specifically in terms of the vaccination programme in Wales, exactly how incompetent are Drakeford and Gething being (just about that), do you reckon?
Supply details .......
The highest death rate in the UK stands out for me
StoneRoad
heckling from the back!
Had that one back in September ... but my internet connection is still as crap as during the rest of the yearI've got a date for my jab.
Unfortunately it's only the 4G version*
* Normal winter flu jab.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
I've got a date for my jab.
Unfortunately it's only the 4G version*
* Normal winter flu jab.
You have only just a date for the flu jab, when winter is almost over?
WouldBe
Dislicksick
I wasn't aware I was eligible until I received a letter to remind me I'd not had it. I very rarely suffer from colds let alone flu but if it helps take the pressure of the NHS then I'm up for it.You have only just a date for the flu jab, when winter is almost over?
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
I wasn't aware I was eligible until I received a letter to remind me I'd not had it. I very rarely suffer from colds let alone flu but if it helps take the pressure of the NHS then I'm up for it.
It was announced months ago that it would be extended to everyone over 50 for the 2019/20 flu season, not that I heard anything from my useless GP, so I just popped into a local pharmacy and got it done for free there.
WouldBe
Dislicksick
Somehow I missed the announcement or forgot about it.
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
The rumour mill is rife here. The big conference centre was very quiet when I worked my shift there, security reckoned it was because people were cancelling and going to the GP instead. Which makes some sense if the surgery is local to you and you aren't that mobile.
The conference centre have said they are cutting back on shifts as Dorset is too far ahead of the rest of the country.
Now my 62 year old friend (with underlying conditions) has just had her vaccine at the GP. She claims that the GPs are being proactive as they are paid £12 per shot. I heard this rumour at the centre too, although the sum mentioned there was £16.
I'm not sure I buy the theory that GPs are looking to profit from doing maximum vaccinations, but I do hope someone is helping the people left behind as they don't feel they can get to a centre.
The conference centre have said they are cutting back on shifts as Dorset is too far ahead of the rest of the country.
Now my 62 year old friend (with underlying conditions) has just had her vaccine at the GP. She claims that the GPs are being proactive as they are paid £12 per shot. I heard this rumour at the centre too, although the sum mentioned there was £16.
I'm not sure I buy the theory that GPs are looking to profit from doing maximum vaccinations, but I do hope someone is helping the people left behind as they don't feel they can get to a centre.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
It's actually £12.58 per jab, plus £10 extra per home visit, and £30 per care home jab before 17/1/21.
They get just over £10,00 for flu jabs.
GPs offered £30 bonus per care home COVID jab in bid to speed up rollout
Primary care networks (PCNs) will be paid an extra £30 per dose of COVID-19 vaccine administered to patients in care homes by the end of 17 January as the NHS looks to speed up rollout of the vaccination programme in England.
GPs offered £30 bonus per care home COVID jab in bid to speed up rollout | GPonline
Primary care networks (PCNs) will be paid an extra £30 per dose of COVID-19 vaccine administered to patients in care homes by the end of 17 January as the NHS looks to speed up rollout of the vaccination programme in England.www.gponline.com
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
It's not a rumour, GPs are paid to give Covid vaccines. They would struggle (or be unable) to run these vaccination clinics/centres without extra financial support. I'd like to think they're doing it to protect their patients rather than thinking it's some get-rich scheme for them though.
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
There was one GP featured on the TV news, heading out to do 20 home jabs in a day, that's over £500 in fees.
Although, of course, there would be costs involved in time spent on contacting the patients & booking the appointments, but still a nice little earner.
Kevbad the Bad
Amiable Bowel Syndrome
I've got my jab booked for tomorrow and I'm only just 66 with no underlying problems. Got contacted by my GP. Yet there seems to be tens of thousands of nurses and carers who have yet to get theirs, let alone older people. You'd like to think someone in government would be looking at all this to see if there were ways to improve the allocation of vaccine, for when boosters/new vaccines are required. But they're so busy slapping themselves on the back I wouldn't be surprised if no-one is looking at this.
Supine
Newt Member
Does it include the cost of the vaccine?
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
No, the vaccines are provided free, the fees are for the actual jabbing and home/care home visits.
Apparently vaccinations are not included in GP's standard contracts, hence they get £10 per flu jab too.
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
I wasn't saying they shouldn't be paid. What I don't like is the rumour mill is suggesting that they are picking easy targets rather than next in line. But as I said before, I have no idea how I would pick who to call. And I would probably go for the next group down rather than someone who has been sent a letter and chosen to ignore it. But that risks leaving out some old and vulnerable people who don't feel able to get to a vaccine centre.
QueenOfGoths
Fuck you Dave!
Had mine yesterday. Currently in bed with mild flu like symptoms and aching limbs. Similar happens after the flu jab so it's not unexpected.
Johnny Doe
Well-Known Member
£500 for a doctor's full day sounds cheap
Supine
Newt Member
My Dr tweeted a 105 mile day route driven for jabs in the community. Proper mission to get the countryside housebound.
andysays
Love and solidarity
I would imagine the day to day running costs of the surgery are already covered by the normal payments; the extra for vaccinations would only have to cover the extra costs of administering the vaccination programme.
Will they be employing extra staff for that? Perhaps in some cases they are.
But it won't simply be cash in the GP's wallet for every vaccination carried out.
rubbershoes
not the only raver in the village
GPs do get paid a packet. But they deserve it for doing such an important job.
And the additional payments to them for these vital vaccinations are nothing compared to the cost of the shitty track and trace system
And the additional payments to them for these vital vaccinations are nothing compared to the cost of the shitty track and trace system
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