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There are plenty of priority slots available with Sainsburys in my area. But given that they only offer a very reduced range for online delivery (not sure if this is everywhere or just my area) and other people's reported problems and that I am fortunate enough to have a healthy daughter who can...

Previously there was a constant message from supermarkets to leave online shopping slots for people who were either isolating or unable to get into the shops (for example due to disability). This messaging now appears to have been forgotten, healthy people don't want the hassle of waiting in...

And they seem to have completely ignored the nations 700,000 plus 'young carers' (my own daughter had to start doing caring work to help me from the age of 7)...

I think one side effect of the public starting to think things are 'getting back to normal' is that it seems to be increasingly hard to get a supermarket delivery slot in my area. I've noticed that my fit, young and healthy, 2 car family with only one daughter (whose dad has shared custody of...

I posted this on the thread about shielding, but thought it may interest a wider number of members than that particular thread is aimed at: I was listening to Alexis Conrad on the radio on the weekend and he has written about his concerns with the track and trace programme potential to be used...

There was guidance issued to LA's on what the government was doing for shielded people. I haven't read it yet but plan to later.

Throughout this pandemic the government has been completely indifferent to the serious issue of exposing not just the average person, but the most vulnerable in society, to potential fraudsters and criminals. I've written on other threads about how bad the NHS Coronavirus Responder scheme is in...

Yeah, if I'd given my landline number when signing up to the government list I would definitely have assumed something fishy. It may still be hackers/scammers got that somehow, although I don't know how - I didn't think the supermarkets were given anything more than names and addresses, if they...

Yes, the GPs are being told they should be monitoring their shielded patients. and sending update letters. Yet I have heard nothing from them!

The fact that 'Darrell' has tried 3 times indicates to me that he is genuine as 3 attempts is standard DWP/Civil Service practice (I remember this from when I worked for the Child Support Agency). However, the CSA never left a phone message due to confidentiality issues. Even my own GP surgery...

I am going to get my daughter to arrange for EE to change my landline number and then send any bill to my M.P. to obtain financial compensation for me!

Additionally, the shielding service initially said that you would know a call is genuine because it would always come from the central number given on the shielding letter. So I have no idea if this is a genuine call or not. However, I never get nuisance calls because I never input my real...

The first call was just after 8am too - I am so stressed and angry about this!

I've had 3 calls left on my landline today, from someone called 'Darrell' from the DWP, with a mobile number which he says is showing because he's working from home. It's asking me to call back because I'm on the shielding list and he wants to 'check I'm okay and have everything I need'. I'm...

I am not sure, but I assume that if you purchase your masks from a registered pharmacy then they would only be supplying brands that have the correct certification. Currently, that is comparatively expensive to do in the UK, compared to sourcing them from Ebay or Amazon, which may be an...

Now available on Sci hub: https://sci-hub.tw/https://journals.lww.com/cogbehavneurol/Abstract/2020/06000/Cognitive_Complaints_in_Motor_Functional.1.aspx

This isn't advice from an ME organisation, but people may find it interesting to see how GPs are being told to approach practice from now on (by NHS England): https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2020/03/CO485-COVID-19-Primary-Care-SOP-GP-Practice-V3-29-May-2020.pdf

Agreed! There is a 24 hour BP garage with a M&S ministore near me (well 6 miles away but no traffic lights on the way). I've gone through phases of buying their ready meals when on offer, but very quickly get fed up with them. They don't have enough veg in them and are also very salty. For...

If local charities have been able to organise redistribution of both fresh and ambient food that arises from the over-supply of the food/supermarket industry, why has it been beyond the wit of government to organise decent food parcels for the most clinically vulnerable...

Some schools do use a 'medical card' to allow kids to exit the classroom. However, every teacher should know each SEN (including those with medical needs) child/young person's needs if they regularly teach them (allowing them to exit the room discretely when required). A card can therefore be...