Is This Selfish Queue Jumping?

JohnM20 replied on 29/01/2021 09:32

JohnM20

Posted on 29/01/2021 09:32

Yesterday an acquaintance forwarded to me a link to the NHS booking system for the Covid jab telling me that she had booked her two appointments. Her daughter, who appears to have both condoned and encouraged her mother, phoned me last night to ask if I had now booked my place. I queried with her when her mother had received her invitation letter as I hadn't had mine yet to which she replied that she hadn't had one, it was a neighbour of hers who had forwarded the link to her so she booked her place telling me that there were lots of appointments available.

Commenting to her that I didn't think it was right she said that as her mother was in the relevant age group, (she is 73) it was permissible to book whenever she wanted to. This is the first and only time I have heard this claim. I clicked on the link out of curiosity and it quite clearly states "Do not use this link until you have had an invitation" (or similar words).

Is it me being prepared to wait my turn (I'm 74) or is she right in what she has done?

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Cornersteady replied on 29/01/2021 14:17

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Posted on 29/01/2021 13:57 by LLM

Whatever the reason a person may have to use another centre is irrelevant to the system. Up here or 350 miles south makes no difference.

Posted on 29/01/2021 14:17

except it will take longer to travel?

moulesy replied on 29/01/2021 14:54

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Posted on 29/01/2021 13:57 by LLM

Whatever the reason a person may have to use another centre is irrelevant to the system. Up here or 350 miles south makes no difference.

Posted on 29/01/2021 14:54

Yes, but my point, which you still don't seem to understand, was that arranging a second jab at some holiday venue, when you might possibly not be allowed to travel there anyway, seems, to me at least, not to be sensible.

It's a completely different issue from you choosing a different local centre for "legitimate reasons" - holidaying may not be legitimate/essential travel for some time to come so why take the chance?

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JVB66 replied on 29/01/2021 15:01

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Posted on 29/01/2021 13:59 by JillwithaJay

Interesting that many are receiving text messages.

What happens to those, perhaps of the older generation, who don't use a mobile phone? I asked my GP's practice to take my mobile phone number off their records because I was being bombarded with messages I didn't need or want.

Posted on 29/01/2021 15:01

Both OH and Myself have given our mobile numbers to both our GP and NHS trust ,as by doing so we get reminders of appointments, ,and with known facts about "missed"? appointments costing huge amounts of money , why would a few irrelevant texts be a problem?, we do not get any

brue replied on 29/01/2021 15:24

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Posted on 29/01/2021 15:24

Our medical centre doesn't have our mobile numbers Jill. Locally people without this contact are being phoned at home on land lines or contacting the centres themselves for appointments.

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brue replied on 29/01/2021 15:39

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Posted on 29/01/2021 15:39

I've signed up for the Patient Access site but couldn't verify any of it as I was expected to go into the surgery with identification, which they wouldn't do due to Covid...maybe I'll try again!

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Posted on 29/01/2021 14:54 by moulesy

Yes, but my point, which you still don't seem to understand, was that arranging a second jab at some holiday venue, when you might possibly not be allowed to travel there anyway, seems, to me at least, not to be sensible.

It's a completely different issue from you choosing a different local centre for "legitimate reasons" - holidaying may not be legitimate/essential travel for some time to come so why take the chance?

Posted on 29/01/2021 15:56

Probably legal to travel for medical reasons?

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Posted on 29/01/2021 15:39 by brue

I've signed up for the Patient Access site but couldn't verify any of it as I was expected to go into the surgery with identification, which they wouldn't do due to Covid...maybe I'll try again!

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LLM replied on 29/01/2021 16:02

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Posted on 29/01/2021 14:54 by moulesy

Yes, but my point, which you still don't seem to understand, was that arranging a second jab at some holiday venue, when you might possibly not be allowed to travel there anyway, seems, to me at least, not to be sensible.

It's a completely different issue from you choosing a different local centre for "legitimate reasons" - holidaying may not be legitimate/essential travel for some time to come so why take the chance?

Posted on 29/01/2021 16:02

I'm not even vaguely interested as to why anyone would arrange a vaccination at a different site and I can't see the point of speculation.

moulesy replied on 29/01/2021 16:03

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Posted on 29/01/2021 15:56 by

Probably legal to travel for medical reasons?

Posted on 29/01/2021 16:03

"holidaying may not be legitimate/essential travel for some time to come so why take the chance?" was my final sentence.

Holidaying travel and travel for medical reasons are surely not synonymous?

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