Flu Jab Time,

robin58

calleyw I do agree. Plus only doing a Saturday flu jab session doesn't help the people who have to work on that day but want protection. Hence another nod for Boots.

I also have a dislike going into my town on a Saturday. Worked there in 3 places over 16 years. In the end I used to hate going into work on Saturdays.

silverwhistle

I took my mum for her jab on Saturday at the local GPs and was in and out in 5 minutes: a very well run operation. I don't actually officially qualify for the jab as I'm under 65, but I said I did a lot for my mum even if not an official carer and they were happy to do me and update my records.



I've never had it before and it was so quick and painless I did realise she'd done it. Experiences obviously vary

Murphybear

Hengus wrote: »

Having just moved to a rural area my wife and I were a bit concerned about how to get our flu jabs. In the end, we booked on Patient Access; walked into our local surgery at the booked time and were out again two minutes later. No long queues of impatient pensioners (myself included). I even got a free NHS plaster to stem the flow of blood (no I am not on warfarin). Sadly, the days of a free cup of tea and a biscuit for being a good boy are now long gone.

Last year I was living in a rural area on the edge of Dartmoor. We could get our free flu jabs in a village hall. Just turned up and while we were waiting we had free tea and biscuits :rotfl:

Murphybear

Murphybear wrote: »

Sorry to disagree. I think a trained nurse at a GP practice will have more experience of giving injections than a pharmacist.

The surgery I used to go to booked you in for appointments every 2 minutes so you were in an out in a flash.

Got our jabs yesterday. Didn't prebook, joined the queue, filled out a brief form, in and out in a couple of minutes. The only horrible thing was the weather, it was bucketing down

calleyw

silverwhistle wrote: »

I took my mum for her jab on Saturday at the local GPs and was in and out in 5 minutes: a very well run operation. I don't actually officially qualify for the jab as I'm under 65, but I said I did a lot for my mum even if not an official carer and they were happy to do me and update my records.



I've never had it before and it was so quick and painless I did realise she'd done it. Experiences obviously vary

Lucky you. My GP surgery told me as I was not claiming carers allowance I was not entitled to free jab.


And I was husbands carer and worked full time with people who had children. So always stuff going around my work.


Yours


Calley x