The Retirement Thread

[Exlaser2]

Still have a repeat prescription phone number here. You just leave your details and what you want and go to the chemist 48 hours later.

My surgery still does this too, but my mums one only does does repeats by going to the surgery and using the paper repeat , by app or by email. If some old person says they cannot get to the surgery and do not use the web that’s when they are told to get the chemist to do it . Tbh email is the only way they want communicate. If I need to talk to a doctor about my mum ( I have P.O.A. ) , the receptionist will listen intently but instead of booking me an appointment to see a doctor will tell me to put all this info in an email and send it to the surgery 🙁🙁.

 

[welsh dragon]

I always use the dealer where I bought my car. It's owned by Gwyndaf Evans. His son is a rally driver and just missed winning the championship this year. Never have a problem with them and they pick my car up and being it back as well.

 

[numbnuts]

I always use the dealer where I bought my car. It's owned by Gwyndaf Evans. His son is a rally driver and just missed winning the championship this year. Never have a problem with them and they pick my car up and being it back as well.

I've got a grotty car repairers, I kid you not, but they do a good job and cheap too. The original owner John went walkabout and has never been seen since, that was over 5 years ago and is still missing, his son-in-law took over the business and now it is doing very well.

 

[PaulSB]

Pick a day and make that day housework day, get it all done on that day. And don't worry if its not perfect.

Very much agree. Tuesday is housework for me. Thursday is allotment. Monday, Wednesday, Friday cycling. Weekends whatever.

 

[Dave7]

I'll go and peel a couple of spuds for tea then watch The Repair Shop I think.

So is that your tea ? 2 raw spuds ?

 

[numbnuts]

So is that your tea ? 2 raw spuds ?

I suppose it's better than one and Mo said she couldn't cook

 

[oldwheels]

I always use the dealer where I bought my car. It's owned by Gwyndaf Evans. His son is a rally driver and just missed winning the championship this year. Never have a problem with them and they pick my car up and being it back as well.

My car gets picked up and returned as well.
I hope the son is not one of the pestilence who inflict themselves on us every October. I go away for the whole week. Arrogant shower of B's got up my nose every year when I stayed.

 

[numbnuts]

Very much agree. Tuesday is housework for me. Thursday is allotment. Monday, Wednesday, Friday cycling. Weekends whatever.

I just do things when they need doing except the washing and changing the bed that's done weekly

 

[PaulSB]

Mrs Exlaser works in pharmacy so knows how the system is supposed to work .
1) Person orders repeat prescription from doctor using the paper repeat , by email or by using an app. Doctors are not really supposed to take repeat orders over the phone , but some still do .
3) Doctor sends prescription to nominated pharmacy.
2)Doctors are trying to put the work of reordering onto pharmacy so they don’t have to do it due to the rise of online pharmacy as that how these companies work.
3) Bricks and mortar pharmacies are not happy about this as it extra work for them , for which they are not contracted to do by the nhs, nor are they paid for.
4) At the pharmacy my wife works , they are now only doing repeat ordering in special/exceptional/ emergency situations.

PS I am the only person in my family still using paper repeats, as by doing this I know who is responsible when it goes wrong 😂😂😀

I haven't a clue what the system is at my GP practice or pharmacy. I email the pharmacy on a Sunday evening and pick up the repeat on Thursday. Works.

When our GP moved over to an app it all went wrong two months in a row. I spoke to the pharmacist and he asked me to go back to email. I did. It works.

 

[oldwheels]

I've got a grotty car repairers, I kid you not, but they do a good job and cheap too. The original owner John went walkabout and has never been seen since, that was over 5 years ago and is still missing, his son-in-law took over the business and now it is doing very well.

My local garage in the good old days was where you went for a gents haircut as well as a blether and a cup of coffee.

 

[oldwheels]

I've been down the doctors with my Good Lady this afternoon, she's finally had her steroid injection in the knee, she had to wait because they wouldn't do it straight after her virus jab, getting her out the house in the wheelchair is always entertaining, I need to organize some wheelchair ramps, the worse bit is the ninety degree turn to get her out the door. The surgery is being used as a vaccination centre and it was interesting watching them whilst we were waiting, very well organized, bringing them in in groups of nine they came in were seated and barely had time to fill in the form before they were in, injected and out to the waiting area out the back and on their way.

Backwards is the best way as I had the same problem. We also had steps and we were going to be supplied with a stair climbing machine but my wife died before it was delivered.
I got a demo in Glasgow of the machine which would have been very handy.

 

[gavroche]

I'll go and peel a couple of spuds for tea then watch The Repair Shop I think.

I like that program too and I admire the skills of the staff there.

 

[Exlaser2]

Ain't there some sort of row going on about putting DNR on patients they shouldn't.

I had a brush with this kind of thing a few months ago . My mums surgery had noted she had the ambulance out a couple of times in the night because of having falls , the doctor wanted to know if she could help. We had a great conversation and she sent the practice nurse out to see my mum the next day . All went well , lots of good advice and practical help was given and organised. But then she started taking about a new form all surgeries had to fill in and it turn out it was about DNR . A copy is left in the persons house for the ambulance crew . The trouble started when my old mum said no, as the nurse kept asking the same questions in different ways . I felt my mum was being pressurised and stepped and told the nurse my mum had made her wishes clear in wanting to be resuscitated. My mum is 87 and has mild dementia but is still capable of making her mind up at this point and when she isn’t capable, the instructions in the POA will kick in.

The whole thing made me feel very uncomfortable as if I had not been there she could have signed and how many other old people up and down the country have been put in the same position .

 

[BoldonLad]

Just been to pick the car up from its valet. Nice and clean and shiny inside and out now. Must make more effort myself to keep it looking decent. Can't be bothered walking now so I will just have a cuppa and potter on the computer until tea time. Another night of crap telly I see. Will have to be a Lewis repeat I think.

Here, on BBC2, we have a program about sewage at 9:00pm, can't wait

 

[PaulSB]

Good god. They seem to be putting DNR on a lot of patients. Bloody cheek. 3 cheers for your daugther

I read somewhere recently it is now standard practice to put DNR notices on care home residents. I must try and find that article.