Pandemic personal consequences
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cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Did you book via the NHS booking website, if so I found that a complete waste of time & absolutely pointless ringing them, because they only have the same useless website to deal with, and no way of resolving any issues. Three promised call-backs never happened.
A week later I got an appointment with my local surgery, acting as a GP hub for a few other surgeries, and was sorted.
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
Yeah but I won’t bother as I expect the smug married couples amongst my mates have already arranged “couples” events and 1 doesn’t go into rule of 6.
Feeling bitter tonight
Nah, ask who fancies going for a drink. You might be surprised in a good way.
Steel Icarus
ersatz maven
I booked through that, yeah. I can't book.with my GP now because I've turned down an appointment (as I had one booked for today). They're open at 8 tomorrow, I'll give them a call and plead my case
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
The GPs are not connected with the NHS direct booking system, which only offer appointments at NHS run & controlled vaccination centres, which includes some local pharmacies.
There's two unconnected systems, GPs are operating separately & in competition to the NHS system, around here the GPs are on the ball, and trying to get to people before the NHS does, and as independent contractors getting paid £12.58 a jab, who can blame them?
So, yeah, call your GP.
PursuedByBears
Go stick your head in a pig
I'm not going anywhere until two weeks after my first jab. And then I'm not going anywhere except the pub on my own for some peace.
I recognise that issue, but we've got round it by organisng a gathering ourselves -- a bunch of CAMRA types
-- for a week on Saturday 
Pubs aren't yet open in Wales, so sorting out a BYOB park meet-up was a whole lot easier
.....and getting people to go along with a particular date was easy too, without pubs and other stuff to distract! 
Looking forward!!
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
Yes, apart from not knowing who to ask, because I have no mates. But it feels really frustrating that there are all these opportunities theoretically open except every time I go past a place it's packed out and inaccessible.
I was talking to friends this evening (on zoom) and one said he was just treating this as if lockdown was still going on for a few weeks, as people are going to go so nuts.
mx wcfc
Well-Known Member
I bought clippers last year, early in lockdown. I am not going to pay to get my hair cut till I have saved enough haircuts to pay for them.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
i am not doing the all over short crop thing - i'd look like a middle aged villain / football hooligan...
although i just look bloody scruffy now. i've had 2 haircuts since the start of 2020. i did at one point consider doing a beard as well and going for the 1970s jeremy corbyn look...
farmerbarleymow
I'm Petee's spirit animal
You could do a mohican instead - that'd be good.
SpookyFrank
A cheap source of teeth for aquarium gravel
Artaxerxes
Look out, he's got a gnu!
The wife has threatened divorce proceedings if a skull shaver gets in the house.
She was joking I think, or at least she was smiling.
I've beaten you to it there -- when I had mine cut (drastically! but not no. 1!!) the Wednesday after Easter** , that was my first time since shortly before Xmas 2019
**(Wales started earlier than England with haircuts being allowed)
miss direct
misfungled
I did register with a doctor a month or two ago. Is that all I need to do to be eligible for the vaccination when my turn comes? Having been out of the country for so long, I'm not sure how it works. What about people living here on various different visas? How will they get vaccinated? Is just being registered with a GP enough?
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
You only need your NHS number to book a jab via the NHS website with one of their [non GP] run vaccination centres, or you can wait until your GP surgery contacts you.
No idea.
miss direct
misfungled
Oh thats good news (for me anyway) as I do know my NHS number. I managed to persuade one friend to register with a GP but she hasn't got a NI number yet (no idea if that's connected at all.)
cupid_stunt
Chief seagull hater & farmerbarleymow's nemesis.
Once registered with a GP they should get an NHS card in the post confirming their number, or try here:
LDC
On est tous des pangolins
Yes, it should be, GPs are going through their patient lists vaccinating according to the JCVI priority groups - with a bit of flexibility depending on your GP/PCN. The people that may struggle are people not getting it through work and not registered with a GP.
miss direct
misfungled
There are so many people who won't get it due to not being registered or wanting to fly beneath the radar so to speak.
A GP seems to be the most important thing. I have a friend in his 50s struggling to get vaccinated as he has an NHS number but not registered with a GP. Local GP said it will take weeks to register him, if they can take him on.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Relatable.
Steel Icarus
ersatz maven
Rang my GP, they were lovely. Booked in for Sunday morning at 10
Think you're right. Spoke to a mate last night, he's over 50, not registered with a local GP, doesn't know his NHS number. I said he should still have a go on the NHS website.
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