The egg shortage is bizarre because even if there is more demand from families, there should now be less demand from the restaurant and catering...
Email them and give a time limit for them to refund you fully, stating that if the problem isn't resolved promptly you will have no choice but to...
This is the guidance given to GPs regarding the NHS volunteer group. I notice that GPs are allowed to give the helpline number to patients in the...
There is a big difference in being 'disabled and unable to work' and 'disabled and able to work' (even if only part-time) because the government...
Yes, this is why I have to use my PIP to fund my food, supplements, expensive shampoo/soap/cleaning products for my sensitivities, additional...
This morning I finally got a 'shielding' letter in my own name, NHS number, and address. Bizarrely, on Tuesday I got a call from the NHS asking...
When I was a single parent with 2 children and moderate-severe M.E., I lived on about £160 a week after rent. This was the amount of income...
I've noticed a lot of homemade cotton masks now being offered on Ebay for about £5-10 including postage. These include the type where you can...
it struck me when reading the 'frailty' scale for assessing elderly patients that the 'mild', 'moderate' and 'severe' frailty descriptions seem...
The response you get will depend on your GP. My practice has been very bad in this regard despite me having severe asthma. I've been trying to get...
It's probably no longer usable as medical level PPE due to the date of manufacture. Maybe write the expiry date on it with a permanent pen so that...
As above @DigitalDrifter , when my daughter phoned Tesco for me she was asked if she 'lived near me' (she doesn't). They are assuming anyone...
Is there any evidence that 'frailty' is comparable to the functional restrictions that result from M.E.? I would have thought that the warning...
The figure for overcrowded homes is likely to be much higher in reality (by most people's understanding of the term). My council house would...
Tesco now have priority slots available in my area for every day next week. So I'm assuming they are going to add these once a week (possibly more...
You are advised to be careful, but only the subgroup got letters advising not going to work. My letter (I have severe asthma) went to my daughter,...
They could use their tannoy system to make regular customer announcements to remind both staff and customers of the need to be keeping a minimum...
I'd personally advise anyone with any kind of lung/heart/respiratory problem/diabetes or other significant health problem, to try to shield...
I've been given 'priority delivery' access by Tesco now. They told my daughter that it would still be difficult to get a slot because so many...
I put this link in the 'Living with autism and M.E.' thread. Are any of the M.E. charities producing something similar for PWME? I'm not up to...
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