Hancock says meeting your GP face to face is now a thing of the past, phone appointments only unless it's absolutely crucial to see your GP. I got lumbered with this new normal last week, it involved three phone calls, only one of which was with the doctor, I won't bore with the details but I'm going to have to ring again tomorrow, I'm on a course of medication, but I'm not sure I should still be on it. It's a confusion that would never have arisen with a face to face chat with the doctor, but god help us if this is the future. Ten years at this Health Centre, it's usually excellent, neither me or Mrs S has ever had a problem or complaint in all that time. One phone appointment and chaos reigns.

Never mind, just keep wearing the masks.