Still waiting for a home visit to get both vaccines

In our area the Nhs Covid scheme is changing almost weekly. The days at the Vacc. Centres are now split up in time slots for different cohorts by age - adults/ schoolchildren, whether they are due Jabs 1, 2 or booster, and now young people have slots too who may have missed out when a team came to their school.
It will take a while to get 12-15 years olds vaccinated even if they are willing as understandably they cannot have symptoms of Covid, have confirmed Covid, or are self-isolating.

OH has been part of a vaccination team going into the schools and the long list of patients they have when they set off for a school can be greatly reduced by the end of a day due to all reasons mentioned above.

BTW by schoolchildren I meant only 12-16 years old

Thank you Michael for your prompt action.

The root of the problem is that there are so many vulnerable and/or frail or elderly people and so many categories and age groups whose needs have to be balanced. That has been always been true of a health service whose aim is to be all things to all the population and yet remain free at the point of use, but it has been thrown into stark visibility with the international emergency represented by CoVid.

It is all very well suggesting booking elsewhere, but duplicating your place on the list only makes that list longer and adds to the admin task of keeping it up to date and everyone informe. That ensures that others have to wait even longer for their turn, and as usual the squeaky wheel gets the oil before the three that just get on with keeping the cart on the road.

Incidentally, when was it decreed that our friends couldn't include mere "people on a forum, sharing information." ? Gransnet has been a source of many friendships for many people over more than ten years.

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MerylStreep

It’s not just in the wider community where there’s a disconnect.
I went to have my B12 injection, while there I asked for my flu jab.
Receptionist sorry, we haven’t got any
Me. can you put me on the list

Went into have my B12 and mentioned this to the nurse.
She looked at me with surprise and then opened a cupboard to show me their stock of flu vaccines. ?

Merylstreep I asked not to have my Covid booster and flu jab at the same time.
Both or neither was the answer and dire warnings that I would have to wait weeks (months) for the flu jab - about three days later the receptionist phoned and asked me to go for the flu jab.
As for the booster, I think I've been put on the norty step at the end of the list.

multicolourswapshop glad you're ok - who'd have thought such an innocent question would result in so many deletions! Mine included ?

Hope the nurse arrives to give you your 3rd vaccine soon

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Well, that was quick!

My post was not at all against guidelines. Perhaps GNHQ would care to clarify exactly how, so that I can avoid such remarks in future.

I merely pointed out that some posters may know each other in RL.
GN has also, in the past, been a place where virtual friendships could be made which could be of great comfort to those who are housebound.

Ooh what did you do, you bad bottle brush, you?!

Nothing as far as I know and GNHQ haven't told me so I don't know what to avoid saying in future

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Fastest finger on the buzzer!

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Gosh, what a lot of deleted posts.
My mother is 94. She lives in a care home now. She hasn’t had either the flu or booster vaccination. She wasn’t eligible for the booster when the nurse visited her care home, because she wasn’t six months past her last vaccination. She didn’t get either. She then moved care homes, and they’ve already been done. Despite asking several times, she still hasn’t received either vaccine. What to do?

I'd ask to speak to the Manager or Nursing Manager, and discuss the urgency. And also your mum's GP- is she still in the Practice Area. If she is, you could ask if the Practice Nurse could come and do both.

For those on England, who'd like to find walk-in boosters - without needing an appointment:

www.nhs.uk/grab-a-jab

(It must be at least 182 days since your 2nd dose.)

maddyone

Gosh, what a lot of deleted posts.
My mother is 94. She lives in a care home now. She hasn’t had either the flu or booster vaccination. She wasn’t eligible for the booster when the nurse visited her care home, because she wasn’t six months past her last vaccination. She didn’t get either. She then moved care homes, and they’ve already been done. Despite asking several times, she still hasn’t received either vaccine. What to do?

There should be a GP surgery responsible for the care home, maddyone, hope you get a result.