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I've just had to fill this in today for someone else. I got a rare call from them this morning. He's not good with IT or technology, uses his smartphone and that's it. She does all the online stuff, except she's recently had surgery for a brain tumour, has locked herself out of all her email...

I hope so @strategist. Due to allergies as a youngster I was supposed to wear a mask in certain situations. I found wearing one made me feel more breathless than usual. I hope you're right & that's all it is. Take care of yourself.

Quote from @Sly Saint 's post above Simon says - What I hear is Pink Floyd's Us and Them - If he knows so much about treating patients in the front line and how it should be done perhaps he might like to lead by example? Join Dr Phil in volunteering at his local A&E. Show everyone how...

My bottle of Dermol 500 arrived today. Oh bliss! The comfort of washing & drying your hands without them stinging! Now lets just hope I don't develop an allergy to it, which would be par for the course! Thanks @Kitty!

I sometimes wonder if they trawl through patient websites, especially websites for conditions like ME, and search and locate descriptions and symptoms they think they can appropriate to add to their ever-growing list. I have no idea why the powers that be cannot see that this claptrap is just...

If Dr Phil is so confident that "fear" is a predictive factor for illness severity or for long term effects perhaps he'd like to put his money where his mouth is and go work in his local A&E for the duration.

IM went out to the shops this morning. He had no problems getting fresh food, including fruit, veg & dairy. Very low or no supply of tinned goods.

Apparently it's down to Environmental Health and Trading Standards Authorities to monitor compliance and then the police to provide support as necessary according to the PDF @Andy posted upthread. I guess they will continue to us the usual lines of communication between them. They might want to...

Well, whatever means the govt is using it simply isn't getting through to people. My husband out walking the dog - at first very quiet - it's a huge area, Anyone who was there kept themselves to themselves. On the route home, he happened to glance back and saw a big group of at least 10...

Yep, I would definitely qualify too, but if you look at my GP treatment notes you'd never know it. You would have to wade through letters from my original diagnosing consultant and that would have been pre the Canadian criteria I think. Can't remember for sure, but he might possibly have used...

Here's a link to help find your local voluntary aid group in the UK https://covidmutualaid.org/local-groups/

This worries me too. Not for myself, but it's inevitable that some who need ambulances and emergency care may not get it because the system is over burdened. I was struck by the SkyNews reader discussing that deaths had occurred in people between the ages of 18 and 102 but kept stressing that...

I'm not trying to do a them and us; one side has it worse than the other here @Simbindi. Nor I am saying teachers don't work hard at a tough job. All front line workers & people dealing with the public face violence at times. It's not acceptable wherever it occurs and I've had it happen to me...

Yes, I had involvement with Adult Services in behalf of a relative when my own condition wasn't as severe. It was a nightmare. Every little thing had to be negotiated and fought for. Two days later you'd get a phone call and it would be as though the last 5 calls had never taken place...

I'm lucky to live in an area with lots of country walks and open areas. My husband's morning walk was much, much busier than usual. Most of the time you can stay 6" + away, but some of the trails and paths narrow unexpectedly and are steep sided. I think some people seem to be of a "snow-day"...

And so many were getting less than the bare minimum help they needed anyway. :cry:

I agree that non essential shops should close. I'm not sure why Waterstones hasn't. Perhaps because it hasn't an online presence? Most of the shops I use online have physical stores. My inbox has been much busier with messages from them saying they are closing their stores, but are still...

This is what I mean about issues with advice and lines of communication. The schools and teachers could have been better informed. I have a relative who is a teacher, works hard and sometimes out of hours doing prep work. However she is very used to a structured environment. Most emergency...

I think Alem's result has greater implications - that citizens, or citizen scientists are worth listening too and have valuable contributions to make. Of course @Tom Kindlon & our much missed Bob have made great and undeniable contributions, but I see Alem's FOI as the thin end of the wedge...

Sure, I'm not disputing any of that @Simbindi, but it would be useful to understand who was advising the govt if head teachers are not being heard. Unless we can get the people who really do know what's going on and how to organize it heard then the chaos continues. It does seem that some...