What I don't get about my surgery was: Â I got a letter inviting me in. After two days, I got through to a person who told me to call back next week. Â I asked her if chemists were doing the jabs. She went away to find out. Â She said that as far as they knew some chemists were doing the jabs. Â I went into the chemist next door and got one after a five minute wait. How could she not have known? Do surgeries get paid for doing the jabs or is there a total breakdown in communication? Wouldn't someone in the surgery have noticed that their next door neighbour was doing flu jabs?
Its hard to fathom what is going on, several people on other threads have complained about problems getting the jab. I said elsewhere we had an email inviting us for ours, we thought we wait till the initial rush was over but then last Friday we had a phone call to invite us in so we went on Saturday. No real wait they were giving us timed slots so no big queue, just enough time to complete the form & in we went. We are in a London suburb.
Anyone who gives a flu jab gets paid to do so by the NHS. It’s a good source of income and do doctors prefer to do it themselves rather than recommend the pharmacy. Our doctors surgery has been virtually closed for months but is opening for flu jabs next week. There will be dozens of people in the building.Â
Over here the health association sends the flu order by post, we take it to the GP to be stamped and then go to the local nurses' office for the jab itself. They do bloods as well when needed.
Hi, been a difficult few weeks but thank you for asking I am fine.Â
I think there will be lots of people getting flu jabs this year just to say your local pharmacy can offer everyone a flu jab it’s not just for paying customers. My pharmacy has limited capacity as the doctors surgery where we are based has locked the main doors so patients access the pharmacy through the consultation area where jabs would usually be administered and of course doctors have first priority to get the vaccine but if you are struggling try your local pharmacy.Â
@debs64 There isn’t loads of people sitting in our surgery,  appointment only, and that’s the only person who goes inside the building, if the consultation can be done in the car park, that’s what they’re doing, Blood tests and flu jabs included.
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We were warned by our surgery to expect lots of people. It’s a huge surgery with thousands of patients so not sure how they will manage things. At present there are very few face to face appointments but we are assuming that will change.Â
I had a text from my surgery In August. Earlier than usual. I phoned, got an appointment the following Saturday. Was told it's in the carpark, asked if driving or walking, I told them walking. Worked well, no waiting, nurses doing the jab but a GP visible. I was very impressed by the way they had organised it all.
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 I got a letter inviting me in.
After two days, I got through to a person who told me to call back next week.
 I asked her if chemists were doing the jabs. She went away to find out.
 She said that as far as they knew some chemists were doing the jabs.
 I went into the chemist next door and got one after a five minute wait.
How could she not have known?
Do surgeries get paid for doing the jabs or is there a total breakdown in communication?
Wouldn't someone in the surgery have noticed that their next door neighbour was doing flu jabs?
Over here the health association sends the flu order by post, we take it to the GP to be stamped and then go to the local nurses' office for the jab itself. They do bloods as well when needed.
Blood tests and flu jabs included.