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Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

Doon frae Troon said:
Or the alternative version.
Stay Home
Keep Quiet
Save the Government

Very strange how the folk on here who vigorously attacked Scots Independence supporters when they pointed out the flaws and bias in BBC reporting seem to have totally flip flopped on their views that the BBC were to be trusted to be totally impartial.
What has changed.
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Mudball said:
I went to our local Boots phamacy. an orderly queue outside, guy comes with a clipboard, takes names and then disappears into the shop. Emerges about 20 mins later with the meds?.

Why does it take 3 pharmacist 20 mins to pick an prescription, look it up in the tray, print a label, stick it on the meds, put it in an envelop and hand it over? Genuine question.. any pharmacist who can explain. I am not talking about some complex thing, but simple hayfever or thyroid or some other off the peg med
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don't get me started. I've walked into a pharmacy with a prescription for some steroid cream. she said "it'll be ready in about 20 mins"??????.
 
Mudball said:
I went to our local Boots phamacy. an orderly queue outside, guy comes with a clipboard, takes names and then disappears into the shop. Emerges about 20 mins later with the meds?.

Why does it take 3 pharmacist 20 mins to pick an prescription, look it up in the tray, print a label, stick it on the meds, put it in an envelop and hand it over? Genuine question.. any pharmacist who can explain. I am not talking about some complex thing, but simple hayfever or thyroid or some other off the peg med
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We have developed a community scheme where a lot of the repeat prescriptions are picked up every evening by street volunteers and delivered. Keeping the que down to 3-4 people
 
Old Skier said:
We have developed a community scheme where a lot of the repeat prescriptions are picked up every evening by street volunteers and delivered. Keeping the que down to 3-4 people
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Our surgery has its own pharmacy and now delivers repeat prescriptions to the over 70s.
 
Mudball said:
I went to our local Boots phamacy. an orderly queue outside, guy comes with a clipboard, takes names and then disappears into the shop. Emerges about 20 mins later with the meds?.

Why does it take 3 pharmacist 20 mins to pick an prescription, look it up in the tray, print a label, stick it on the meds, put it in an envelop and hand it over? Genuine question.. any pharmacist who can explain. I am not talking about some complex thing, but simple hayfever or thyroid or some other off the peg med
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When I've done this previously there is often a hold up while the duty pharmacist checks the medication, I think many of the staff are assistants and the medication has to be verified.
 
SocketRocket said:
When I've done this previously there is often a hold up while the duty pharmacist checks the medication, I think many of the staff are assistants and the medication has to be verified.
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Fair enough.... In my case, the guy emerged from his den to tell me ... 'your prescription is not here yet'... so i walked 10 paces to the attached surgery, picked up the prescription and walked back and then waited another 20 mins.
 
hovis said:
guidance
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hovis said:
don't get me started. I've walked into a pharmacy with a prescription for some steroid cream. she said "it'll be ready in about 20 mins"??????.
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I have repeat prescriptions. Order by telephone and a week later pick it up.
When I do, the plastic bag with the drugs in it is hanging up,in alphabetical,order, and the girl goes to them and picks out mine.Brings it to me ,I identify myself and she hands it over.
This one time , I ring up beforehand,- "yes it's done" . So I go in about lunchtime.
She can't give it to me, because the pharmacist is at lunch.
The bloody things hanging there having been prepared and approved, but, no, I have o come back later.
Grrrr

Edit. To be fair to the girls, the regulations do require the pharmacist to be on site when drugs given over. But it seems a silly regulation if the package has been prepared and signed off by the chemist and then racked for collection.
 
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Somebody's had enough:

"Police and Somerset County Council have agreed the B3135 through Cheddar Gorge is to close from 6pm tonight to 8am on Monday amid safety concerns and increasing breaches of coronavirus restrictions.

Car enthusiasts are using the relatively quiet roads and the gorge continues to act as an attractive destination. Last weekend saw demand and activity in Cheddar at levels we'd expect during the peak tourist season with people travelling large distances to visit, with people found driving there to eat takeaways and others visiting from more than 60 miles away.The closure order bans all motor traffic, including motorbikes.

We are taking the action to keep the local community safe and prevent non-essential travel.

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HappyHacker1 said:
Quite a considerable proportion of the population I'd suggest.
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Although obviously not the demographic that old skiers highlighted, I would imagine that anyone who is currently not working (already laid off or furloughed with the sword of Damocles dangling over them) will definitely be itching to get back to earning money.
It's very easy for those who have kept their jobs, or those with safe retirement incomes, to cheer on the lockdown. While lucky enough to be reasonably secure myself, I am far more worried about my young adult children and their friends and colleagues than I am about my own generation (or my parents).
 
pendodave said:
Although obviously not the demographic that old skiers highlighted, I would imagine that anyone who is currently not working (already laid off or furloughed with the sword of Damocles dangling over them) will definitely be itching to get back to earning money.
It's very easy for those who have kept their jobs, or those with safe retirement incomes, to cheer on the lockdown. While lucky enough to be reasonably secure myself, I am far more worried about my young adult children and their friends and colleagues than I am about my own generation (or my parents).
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I'm self employed, I haven't earned a penny in over six weeks now. The expression squeaky bum time is coming for some, myself included, the government must know this and they need to start the wheels of industry sooner than later cause no amount of hiding is going to get rid of this virus.

We've done as asked, stay home, protect the NHS, save lives, well other lives may now be starting to be at stake, then what ?
 
SocketRocket said:
When I've done this previously there is often a hold up while the duty pharmacist checks the medication, I think many of the staff are assistants and the medication has to be verified.
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Every pharmacy obviously has a pharmacist and a qualified dispenser, it’s the dispenser that inputs the prescription to see if you’re already on system, if you are, then they pick the product/s, label them etc, obviously they maybe getting other orders together when you come in, which they must finish first, once the dispenser has completed the prescription the pharmacist then has to check it before releasing the item/s to you.

With no queue of products as your prescription is handed over, it’s 10mins max, any longer and you should change pharmacy.

A busy pharmacy can have loads of trays to do for local care homes, if there in the middle of a tray, again they must complete it first.

Basic staff cannot dispense.
 
fundy said:
plenty of self employed falling outside the govt scheme sadly, not to mention still waiting for any funds
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And the 80% is £2500 limit aswell.. that might be a lot less than 80% for some.

HappyHacker1 said:
23rd of March til, lets say mid June, how does one get to mid June from 23rd March without earning a penny, prey tell.
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As not self employed it was a question I had and I mean no offence by this, with your tax return paused for a few months can't you use your tax money to see you through until the gov money kicks in?
 
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