Start of things to come?

We had an appointment with our solicitor yesterday. Having made us wait 40 mins because his previous appointment over ran, he bounded up to us with outstretched hand and seemed bemused when we stepped back and declined to shake it.

It was a small cramped office - not his normal room and his assistant had the sniffles.

We were glad to get out!

If they follow Italy's example you will have to self certify every time you leave the house even if you go shopping...

My daughter works in an Estate Agent they have just asked her to put up a notice saying no visitors unless you have an appointment and the door is locked.
So if you have an appointment you’re virus free then?

She laughed her head off.

I thought that was a well known medical fact tanith

What about hairdressers, chiropodists and dentists? These services are needed by our age group but involve face to face contact. Worse of all, young women will not be able to get their caterpillar eyebrows and Hollywood waxing done!

If we have the internet solicitors and doctors could perhaps offer Skype? I think some doctors do already.

sodapop ?

I have a routine out patient appointment on Thursday. As yet I haven't been asked not to attend.

For hospital appointments I guess we would be advised not to attend if risky.

Yes,Solicitor did offer Skpye,but it's not something I've ever used. I'm more resigned to no Appointment now and realise I could just email names etc through to them and have them confirm them on phone and email too.
My neighbour has an Out Patient appointment on Tuesday which hasn't been cancelled. Another has Heart Surgery booked for Monday and it's still going ahead as far as she knows.
I suspect Solicitors are looking ahead to reaping the profits from Probate duties and want to be around for that when the time comes.Every cloud!!!

DS has just been told to work from home 3 days a week. There are only 2 people in his office anyway.... However, other branches of the company are larger, so I suppose the rule is more for them.

Our GP surgery are only offering telephone appointments from today - and the school I teach at have had to prepare home learning packs ahead of anticipated closure.

A young family member who works and has a 2 yr old has suggested to her boss they run a small crèche for similar employees if the schools and nursery’s close. They have a safe place within the building but I’m not sure that would be allowed even.

The solicitor says lots of people making wills- good for their business I guess. My drs is from today only offering telephone appointments - I need blood pressure checked not sure how they do that over the phone. Guess I could do it myself.

I was at the opticians yesterday, the dentist last week and have a hairdresser appointment next week. All involve much more close personal contact than those office based jobs. Lots more contacts too in the course of a working day. Just saying.

How long before we see this

Vanpirequeen that picture is horrible. Very creepy.

Agreed, not a very welcome addition to the thread.

Jane10 - the dentist and the optician are VERY close contact. I think I will give them both a miss. You cannot tell who is carrying the virus. Teeth can be cleaned very thoroughly with a water flosser if that's a help. It's better than the little brushes and may save a visit to the hygienist for the time being.

Why? It's a 17th century doctor doing house calls. The beak was to protect him from the illness in the miasma. It's not as if I posted this image. Now that would have been tasteless

Perhaps they should start showing this public information advert again.

www.bing.com/videos/search?q=coughs+and+sneezes+spread+diseases&&view=detail&mid=F6BE62FE5EA0F895D6EDF6BE62FE5EA0F895D6ED&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dcoughs%2Band%2Bsneezes%2Bspread%2Bdiseases%26FORM%3DHDRSC3

I have an eye test booked for Saturday and took a call from them to-day asking if I had a high temperature or a cough. When I laughed the girls said " I know but I have to ask everyone "

I've just made an appointment at my GP's for next week. I asked the receptionist if they were still doing face to face appointments. She laughed and said that panic mode hadn't set in. We're obviously made of sterner stuff in Hull.

Face to face tutorials with the OU, my course anyway, have been cancelled, and we are debating whether to cancel a planned talk at the local library next week, as the attendees are mostly sixty or seventy.
Not panic, just trying to follow advice sensibly.