Hello Maisie,
a year or so ago our local G.P s surgery had amalgamated with another practice and as a result the service was very poor as the surgery had doubled in patients, the receptionists tried to be helpful but had a terrible time slotting in times or appointments because of this doubling up effect,
so i phoned this surgery and asked if or when the flu jabs will be available the receptionist hadn't got a clue as if or when the jabs would be available,
so i phoned our local chemist where we collect our prescriptions and he said although he didn't do them he told me of another chemist where we could go,
so my wife and i went to this chemist a local one, and saw a man on duty outside and he said simply join the queue of three couples in front of us and if we waited we would get the jabs, after about twenty minutes we were in and had our jabs, that was two weeks ago ,
luckily enough i remembered to take my wife's and my N.H.Health numbers with us which helped the chemist and had the information to complete his records etc,
how ever it does go to show what a mess up even the flu jabs are becoming a year ago our local surgery told us when to go as they had given us an appointment and so we turned up to find at least 60 or more other people had also turned up ,and all the people were queuing up outside the surgery all waiting to have their flu jabs ,
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Much like Paddington station in the rush hour a real mess , it seems most places are disorganised or not organised, ..................amazing isnt it,.