Slow news day? The real deal? End of the world? 
 

They’re saying it probably came from an animal, has Somebody been shagging monkeys again? 

34 minutes ago, athywhite1958 said:

I had regular chemo sessions (every 2 weeks at first then 3 weekly) from March until October at Salford Royal, no delays or hint of cancelling it

Yeah. Some hospitals have the capability. Bigger places like Salford Royal are fine. It’s a struggle for the smaller hospitals like Oldham, Bury, and the like. Other side of the company that I work for deals with chemo. Sales have gone through the floor. Like I say it’s a choice that the hospitals have to make. Bring vulnerable patients in and they catch Covid and they are panned. Cancel chemo because of the risk and they get panned. They can’t win. It’s horrendous for all

Edit: Hope all is going well for you. Really feel for folk like you at this time 👍

Edited January 1, 20215 yr by MancWanderer

Just been looking on our local GP website.

10th of December they said they'd be getting in touch with those over 80 to arrange vaccinations. Just looked again and they are staring on the 9th Jan. 

Taken a month. Hardly a sense of urgency. Bit dogshite really.

1 minute ago, mickbrown said:

Just been looking on our local GP website.

10th of December they said they'd be getting in touch with those over 80 to arrange vaccinations. Just looked again and they are staring on the 9th Jan. 

Taken a month. Hardly a sense of urgency. Bit dogshite really.

Just don't think there's enough of this Pfizer one.

I also know of one who's heard nothing.

Hopefully this will change now AZ is available. 

2 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Just don't think there's enough of this Pfizer one.

I also know of one who's heard nothing.

Hopefully this will change now AZ is available. 

Aye, makes sense

That's maybe why it's kicking in from 9th Jan? 

1 minute ago, mickbrown said:

Aye, makes sense

That's maybe why it's kicking in from 9th Jan? 

The problem is that the Pfizer vac is very complicated

Most GPS aren't able/willing, for a variety of reasons, to administer it

Its not the govts fault, nor is it the NHS

The Unions trying to close schools again

1 minute ago, Casino said:

The problem is that the Pfizer vac is very complicated

Most GPS aren't able/willing, for a variety of reasons, to administer it

Its not the govts fault, nor is it the NHS

Yep. Just got off the phone to my mum. She’s approaching 84. Was told by Waters Meeting that she would be priority but heard nowt since

You’ll no better than me but I assume it’s the storage, the preparation, then having it all lined up ready to go. And then assuming that folk turn up when required? And if it doesn’t happen right the GP’s get pasted for it 

Too much to go wrong? AZ one looks a lot simpler imo

23 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

The Unions trying to close schools again

To be fair, they are right on this occasion. Come on, just get the fucker under control for another week or two surely?

35 minutes ago, MancWanderer said:

Yep. Just got off the phone to my mum. She’s approaching 84. Was told by Waters Meeting that she would be priority but heard nowt since

You’ll no better than me but I assume it’s the storage, the preparation, then having it all lined up ready to go. And then assuming that folk turn up when required? And if it doesn’t happen right the GP’s get pasted for it 

Too much to go wrong? AZ one looks a lot simpler imo

Ill pm you

My daughter - a nurse - is booked in to have her vax on Tuesday

23 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

To be fair, they are right on this occasion. Come on, just get the fucker under control for another week or two surely?

For me, it’s political 

Keep the schools closed, get this years exams cancelled, parents having to stay at home, more uncertainty, undermine the Government.

The usual playbook 

1 hour ago, MancWanderer said:

Yeah. Some hospitals have the capability. Bigger places like Salford Royal are fine. It’s a struggle for the smaller hospitals like Oldham, Bury, and the like. Other side of the company that I work for deals with chemo. Sales have gone through the floor. Like I say it’s a choice that the hospitals have to make. Bring vulnerable patients in and they catch Covid and they are panned. Cancel chemo because of the risk and they get panned. They can’t win. It’s horrendous for all

Edit: Hope all is going well for you. Really feel for folk like you at this time 👍

Conversely I was booked in the Christie at Wigan for a PET scan last Monday, when I got there they said they couldn't do it and would rearrange for me which incidentally is next Tuesday, this scan will tell me whether I'm all clear or not so I was hoping for a good Christmas present

3 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

For me, it’s political 

Keep the schools closed, get this years exams cancelled, parents having to stay at home, more uncertainty, undermine the Government.

The usual playbook 

Youre getting paranoid matey

3 minutes ago, athywhite1958 said:

Conversely I was booked in the Christie at Wigan for a PET scan last Monday, when I got there they said they couldn't do it and would rearrange for me which incidentally is next Tuesday, this scan will tell me whether I'm all clear or not so I was hoping for a good Christmas present

Beat of luck pal 🙌🏼

1 minute ago, Casino said:

Youre getting paranoid matey

Aye that's moonman sort of shite that is.

Thanks Jules, be reet

34 minutes ago, Casino said:

Ill pm you

Replied mate

23 minutes ago, athywhite1958 said:

Conversely I was booked in the Christie at Wigan for a PET scan last Monday, when I got there they said they couldn't do it and would rearrange for me which incidentally is next Tuesday, this scan will tell me whether I'm all clear or not so I was hoping for a good Christmas present

Hope it’s a New Year present for you!!! MiL was under The Christie at Oldham. They are superb

45 minutes ago, boltondiver said:

For me, it’s political 

Keep the schools closed, get this years exams cancelled, parents having to stay at home, more uncertainty, undermine the Government.

The usual playbook 

Not sure, this goes beyond party politics 

21 minutes ago, Winchester White said:

Not sure, this goes beyond party politics 

I blame George Soros.

Why are we fucking about like this? We're even going to balls this up aren't we?

 

 

15 hours ago, boltondiver said:

Sounds like our bureaucracy is getting in the way

Let's have a referendum to leave the UK - free us from the shackles of a dictatorship of faceless elected Westminster bureaucrats...

13 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Which is fair enough and quite right . Not sure some of training/approvals are necessary though.

Conflict resolution? Bonkers.

In most public service roles you will regularly encounter total bellends who are often on the verge of, if not actually - violent/confrontational.

The recipient of this treatment will react in a spectrum of ways - from being extremely intimidated/scared to be weighing up when and how they're going to muller them (the bellend).

Conflict resolution training does help. It's done and dusted in a long morning...

Half of compulsory training is due to compo culture/liability issues - not some 'bureaucrat' dreaming up ways to waste time and resources.

 

11 hours ago, Spider said:

I’d be interested in having a look up my arsehole just to see if it’s true what they say about red meat lingering.

 

By 'they' do you mean Detective Billy Rosewood? 😀

7 hours ago, Youri McAnespie said:

In most public service roles you will regularly encounter total bellends who are often on the verge of, if not actually - violent/confrontational.

The recipient of this treatment will react in a spectrum of ways - from being extremely intimidated/scared to be weighing up when and how they're going to muller them (the bellend).

Conflict resolution training does help. It's done and dusted in a long morning...

Half of compulsory training is due to compo culture/liability issues - not some 'bureaucrat' dreaming up ways to waste time and resources.

 

I've worked on the front line in public sector. I had no training, other than a gaffer saying dont get involved. Fuck that.

We're in a pandemic, with folk needing a simple jab. If they kick off, get security to wazz them out. Overthinking at times.