Anyone else's doctors surgery now running a 'no mask no appointment' policy?

[TinCanAlley2]

Just out of curiosity

[JasHarts]

I don’t think so but I think it’s a good idea

[JacobReesMogadishu]

Yes.

Funny how medically knowledgeable people think masks are important. Hopefully that makes people think and more start wearing them in shops.

[Lima45]

I'd be happy with it. Our GP has just gone for a "we're not seeing anyone about anything at all, everything over the phone" policy.

[PawPatrolMakesMeDrink]

We encourage patients to wear their own face coverings or if they don’t have anything suitable will provide them with a disposable mask, due to the fact that clinical examinations or nursing care can not be done whilst maintaining social distancing.

[pfrench]

I went to the GP last week. I had an appointment at 10.30. Got there at 10.20, stood outside. Receptionist wearing all the COVID PPE apart from a plastic hair covering thing ('normal' face mask), came to meet me at the door. She hung a face mask on the door knob and asked me to get it when she'd had gone back inside. I did that.

I then went into the waiting room, where I was the only person. I was directed to the one chair being used for waiting. I waited for about 25 minutes for no apparent reason. No one else came in, it was just the garbed-up receptionist at the other side of the room, and me.

When I went into the Drs room, she was wearing an N95 mask + other full COVID PPE. Wellies and the lot.

I was there for a consultation about my HRT, I wasn't expecting to be actually called to the surgery. She didn't need to touch me and stayed 2m away.

Then I left. No one else was in the waiting room.

So. I wondered what PPE GPs are wearing if someone brings a child in (who hasn't got a fever, because no one is allowed to take anyone with a fever in right?). Cos you know, if children don't transmit it and it's safe to go back to school, then no 'scary' PPE would be required for that GP.

[PawPatrolMakesMeDrink]

I imagine a child would have to be accompanied by an adult, therefore PPE would be necessary.

[Dollywilde]

Has really varied - I’m pregnant so have been in a few clinical settings since lockdown.

20 week scan - sonographer in a mask, no mask for me
24 week appt at my GPs - provided with a mask and gloves and required to wear them in the appointment. GP also in mask and gloves.
Gestational Diabetes test at a GPs linked to my hospital - no mask or gloves for me but mask and gloves for the nurse taking bloods