13 May 2021 • 12:02am
Nearly every GP surgery in England is short of a family doctor and patients are still finding it very difficult to book face-to-face appointments
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SIR – I recently needed a district nurse to check something wrong with the leg of a 90-year-old. I phoned the surgery and was told to speak to a GP. For that I must phone first thing in the morning.
At 8.30am next morning I started dialling. On the 123rd call, I got through, to be told I was number six in the queue. By the time I finally spoke to a receptionist, no appointments were left for the morning. I would have to try again at 12 noon.
But as the rollout has progressed, I ve found myself in a strange situation.
My 53-year-old partner has had one dose of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca jab and will receive his second shot in mid-June. I m 30 and have no relevant health conditions. I don t know when I ll get the call.
People in England have been able to enjoy outdoor dining and drinking since April, and pubs and restaurants are allowed to reopen indoors starting Monday.
I have felt guilty that my being unvaccinated may be stopping my partner from fully enjoying the gradual relaxation of lockdown here.
My partner is generally more risk-averse than I am and is still concerned the virus might come into our home.
Marnie Simpson reveals which Geordie Shore stars have received invite to her wedding
Marnie Simpson is busy planning her wedding to other half Casey Johnson and has spilled on who from Geordie Shore will be there
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Marnie Simpson has revealed who from the Geordie Shore cast has received an invite to her wedding.
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Patrick Henry College Wins First and Second Place in the Nation in Collegiate Civic Debate Purcellville, VA, May 12, 2021 (PR.com) Patrick Henry College students shut out the competition, including several Ivy League institutions, to bring home both the gold and silver in a national collegiate civic debate competition.
Patrick Henry College (PHC) underclassmen, Calvin Huh and Nicholas Storz, won the Lafayette Debates U.S. National Championship, and Noah Farley and Emma Shipe finished in second place.
This championship is one of two outstanding national-level performances in the same season. PHC’s national win in Civic Debate comes only a week after PHC s Mock Trial Teams placed third and thirteenth overall at the AMTA’s Mock Trial National Tournament - the best PHC season ever in Mock Trial.