O/T. The Government's handling of Covid

[Ram59]

I think we need a 2 week lockdown at the end of this month, to coincide with the school half term breaks.

It would limit disruption, but hopefully, put a brake on the increase in cases.

[Andy_Faber]

I reckon thats what we'll get Ram

[Trickytreesreds]

Getting to see a GP for tonsilitis? Is that it?
No mention of the 60 000 estimated cancer patients doomed for death, because of Kungflu panic?
Seeing a GP, is a minor side issue.

[MadAmster]

Seeing GP, is a minor side issue.

I'm quite sure Geoff would disagree with that.........

[ramAnag]

Getting to see a GP for tonsilitis? Is that it?
No mention of the 60 000 estimated cancer patients doomed for death, because of Kungflu panic?
Seeing a GP, is a minor side issue.

No, of course that’s not it...and as I did say, I’d have to speak anecdotally.
About the only sensible thing you’ve said in months has been about the knock on impact of Covid upon cancer patients.
Why? Because you unfortunately have that first hand experience which has given you a greater awareness and understanding.
Thankfully I don’t. I could write about the impact of Covid on cancer treatment in the US because I do know about that...but my comment was about aspects of our NHS...and access to GP’s - and dentists for that matter - is not a ‘minor side issue’. It is an essential...an entitlement even, in our society, and often a first point of diagnosis providing further preventative treatment.
The point was...despite all the NHS accolades...have some GP’s - and dentists - let us down...or has it been totally unavoidable?

As for your ‘woof, woof’ comment. Don’t be such a child. I don’t know Swale, sometimes disagree with him, often agree with him. Frankly I don’t need the approval of any one on here, but before you choose to ‘name call’ other individuals you might care to remember the ‘people in glass houses’ proverb.

[ramAnag]

I think we need a 2 week lockdown at the end of this month, to coincide with the school half term breaks.

It would limit disruption, but hopefully, put a brake on the increase in cases.

Presuming you mean a series of regional one week lock downs seeing as half term breaks are only ever one week long.

[Ram59]

Presuming you mean a series of regional one week lock downs seeing as half term breaks are only ever one week long.

No, I appreciate that half term is usually one of 2 weeks. I believe that the lock down would need to be at least 2 weeks long, to have any effect. So, I would think that the 2 most common consecutive weeks could be subject to a national lockdown.

This would effectively isolate the population for the recommended self isolation period of time. But people need to be told now, so giving them time to purchase supplies for that period and so reduce the need for unnecessary journeys during the lockdown.

[Geoff Parkstone]

Oh dear, theres that word "entitlement" - the bane of society. A word that needs to be moderated in times of crisis. I'm not saying that you don't have a point regarding the attitude of some doctors practices, but noone is entitled to be seen, particularly anyone who might be a carrier.

[ramAnag]

Oh dear, theres that word "entitlement" - the bane of society. A word that needs to be moderated in times of crisis. I'm not saying that you don't have a point regarding the attitude of some doctors practices, but noone is entitled to be seen, particularly anyone who might be a carrier.

Hmmm...yes I thought you’d probably bite at that...but in this instance I think ‘entitlement’ is the right word and has been since 1948.

You have a point...it does need to be ‘moderated’ in times of crisis...but it doesn’t seem to be being where schools, shops, petrol stations, public transport, other aspects of hospitals and the hospitality sector are concerned...and yet it does as far as dentists and GP practices are the case.
I may be wrong, but I would have thought that GP’s and their staff could by now have devised means of using PPI to fully protect themselves and that the same would be true of dentists. Perhaps the greatest danger would be in waiting rooms but that is certainly something which can be managed.

[MadAmster]

... and PPE