State of Emergency, Coronavirus (part 2)

[Rishile]

I said on the previous thread yesterday about my request to work from home.  My boss has said this morning that they don't think it is necessary as I am not high risk although my husband is.  In fairness, they have put things in place to reduce the risk but I thought the instruction from the government was that if you can work from home, you should.  The idea is to stop people moving around and infecting each other.

My boss has said that if I really want to work at home, they can't really stop me - they just don't see it as necessary.  So, I'm working at home for the duration.

Rishile

[sonofthom]

Oops a filling came out this morning. Phoned the dentist. Was asked my date of birth and as I have just turned 70 was told that new Government rules mean that they can't treat me! Suggested that I go to the pharmacist and buy some do it yourself filling material. Is it just me or does anyone else feel that this is getting out of hand? ju

I' m away to find my Black & Decker drill!

[IgorStrav]

What does your employer not understand?

We are all trying to reduce contact with other people - eg travelling to work, being contact with people/working with people (even if sitting a metre apart, really hard to avoid contact or contact with surfaces which people may have inadvertently contaminated whilst symptom-free).

Do they really want to have their workplace potentially contaminated, and infecting their workers - if it's possible to work from home without detriment?

Goodness me

[Treetotal]

There is a new pandemic affecting the population ....HYSTERIA   
Carol

[Gadget]

I've managed to get a plumber to fix our shower - should I wear protective clothing 

[mckha489]

Oops a filling came out this morning. Phoned the dentist. Was asked my date of birth and as I have just turned 70 was told that new Government rules mean that they can't treat me! Suggested that I go to the pharmacist and buy some do it yourself filling material. Is it just me or does anyone else feel that this is getting out of hand? ju

I' m away to find my Black & Decker drill!

On the General dental council British Dental Assn website it says.  https://www.bda.org/advice/Coronavirus/Pages/faqs.aspx#patients

(I actually can’t see anything at all helpful on the GDC site! )

15. If a patient is in a high-risk category (for example, over 70 with pre-existing health conditions), should I cancel non-emergency treatment?
The government has not yet issued any specific guidance on treating at-risk groups. You may want to decide a policy in your own practice. If you do so, please communicate this clearly to staff and patients.
Regardless of age, if the patient has a “new, continuous” cough OR a temperature of 37.8 degrees or higher, you should cancel any scheduled treatment and advise them to look at NHS 111 online, or if they cannot do that, call NHS 111.
 
16. A patient in self-isolation may need urgent dental treatment, what should I do?
If you believe treatment is required, the patient should be told to call 111.  This NHS team will triage and assess options for referral to a designated receiving unit for any COVID-19 urgent dental care cases.
 
17. A patient with confirmed COVID-19 needs emergency dental care, what should I do?
The dental practice should call their Health Protection Team who will advise the nearest hospital or speciality unit that the patient may be seen at.



Interpret that as you will

Added, here an issue is the fact masks are in very short supply so I expect any non urgent work will be deferred, and a lost filling if cleansable and not sensitive is annoying more than anything.  (You can file sharp edges with an emery board 

[Caw1]

Can't believe your employer can be that insensitive! Madness, glad to hear you've decided to work from home yours and your husbands health are most important! As treetotal says Hysteria gone mad.

My daughter has made a good suggestion for us - to order shopping online for delivery in a couple of weeks time when things may be more difficult than they are now, she has done this just in case.

I managed to get onto Waitrose website last night to check but haven't made a list yet... tried this morning ... not a hope! So I'll make my list and around midnight when it's gone quiet I'll place my order for mainly fresh stuff.

As for your dentist not treating you that's unbelievable 😱 Hope the black and decker does the job!

Carpet fitters have just turned up to lay a new carpet... shall be disinfecting everything once they've gone!

Caroline

[josey]

Suggested that I go to the pharmacist and buy some do it yourself filling material. I

Bob Mortimer on Would I lie to You once said he did most of his own dentistry! I cancelled a appointment or Thursday as I have a cold [YES only a cold!!] & was given  new appointment for April 3 - and I am well over 70 so are different dentist following different regulations 

[Rishile]

Can't believe your employer can be that insensitive! Madness, glad to hear you've decided to work from home yours and your husbands health are most important! As treetotal says Hysteria gone mad.

My daughter has made a good suggestion for us - to order shopping online for delivery in a couple of weeks time when things may be more difficult than they are now, she has done this just in case.

I managed to get onto Waitrose website last night to check but haven't made a list yet... tried this morning ... not a hope! So I'll make my list and around midnight when it's gone quiet I'll place my order for mainly fresh stuff.

Caroline

I have decided to try on-line shopping which I have never done before.   I also thought that I would do that today although I did a weekly shop (well, almost) yesterday.  Hopefully I can get some for a couple of weeks time.  However, I have just seen that Sainsbury will be giving over 70's and disabled priority slots.  That may help a lot.

I told my employer that my husband's health is priority above everything else and I will not risk it for work.  They have a choice - I work at home or I don't work and self-isolate unpaid if necessary.  They wouldn't want that to happen. 

The way I understand all this is that if we don't all do whatever we can to comply with the regulations, the NHS will suffer big-time.  If you do get ill (not necessarily with the virus) you may not get the care you would expect because the NHS will be too overwhelmed.  You could die just through lack of care which unthinkable in this country.

Rishile