to think I can take a gift to my drs surgery?

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Not sure if this is allowed as I am from law enforcement and we are not allowed to accept gifts from anyone other than colleagues. My drs are amazing and have gone above and beyond for me the past few weeks. I was thinking of purchasing something small for them (biscuits/chocs etc) to say thank you. One of their docs is in hospital with coronavirus. Is this a normal thing to do? 😅

I have an appointment tomorrow so will be going anyway.

Small gifts like that are probably allowed in normal times but I don't think they'll be accepting anything just now due to infection control.

I think it’s a nice thing. I would :)

Yes absolutely, they will appreciate it.

Commercially sealed tins of chocolates should be safe to bring in.

Absolutely fine. They might well be overrun with the stuff though!

I wouldnt, it's a tad embarrassing

@tabbymumz I'm clearly not embarrassed as easily as you 😅

I wouldn’t, it's a tad embarrassing
Yeah being nice is so uncool 🙄

@TabbyMumz Embarrassing??? How is it embarrassing to show appreciation?

Hardly essential is it

@corianderlord not illegal either

I work in a pharmacy - we have some lovely (regular) customers keeping us stocked up with biscuits and chocolate - I can tell you that it is very much appreciated indeed!

People are so kind and thoughtful considering the major changes every part of their world has gone through, we are just muddling along, working as normal really. They are the ones that deserve the appreciation for their patience and understanding.

Thanks @beyondmywits for your comment and your hard work :)

The week before lockdown, I made a cake and brought it to the GP surgery. Theyve always been fab, and I could see things were tough and going to get worse, so wanted to show my gratitude and thanks.
The worst that could happen was that they had to throw it out, but even so, they would have taken the message, so I'm ok with that risk.
I had asked previously if it would be acceptable to bring in a home-made cake, so knew in theory it would be ok.
Alternatively, a hand-written note of appreciation also goes a long way to making people feel noticed.

All over our local fb pages people have been baking / cooking and gifting it to all types of key workers. The Posties, the bin men, care homes, hospital, and also neighbours etc. They always follow with pictures and they are always greatfully received so far!
And they are only getting praise for it

So absolutely go ahead and take whatever you want in. Theyre having a protocol for cleaning before using it or eating it anyway im sure!

I just think it's a bit "look at me giving the doctors a present, arent I good". I dont think doctors really want presents. Someone gave a present to a doctor on the fly on the wall programme gp surgery, and it was cringeworthy, the doctor clearly didnt want a present and was pulling a face when the person left

"They always follow with pictures"
Why do they do this? Is it to show everyone how good they are?

@TabbyMumz I dont think doctors really want presents. Someone gave a present to a doctor on the fly on the wall programme gp surgery, and it was cringeworthy, the doctor clearly didnt want a present and was pulling a face when the person left
I've worked for doctors (many different ones) for 43 years so far and I've never seen one of them be embarrassed or pull a face about being given a present by a patient (and we have had a lot of presents). They and the rest of the staff are always very touched and grateful for the kind thought. Also, I've only had about 3 patients in all those years want their picture with the doctor and that was just because they were visiting from overseas and wanted a selfie with their doctor to show their relatives at home. (Doctors do feel a bit self-conscious about that).

DP took some sweets in as a gift a little while ago as they went above and beyond for him, it was really appreciated

I think they'd love it. What they would appreciate most is a nice note of appreciation in a card or letter, saying whatever it is they have done for you :)

Individually wrapped goods are best, so biscuit bars, tins of sweets etc. I think it’s a nice thing to do.

Obviously it depends on the doctor. I had a GP leave who had been really good to me and I bought her a gift. I really wasn’t sure about it - figuring she’d get lots of items, and most would be binned but I wanted to acknowledge that she’d made a difference to me so I bought her an ornament.

About five/six years later a friend of mine was at her house (as a guest - small town!) and they worked out they had a connection to me. She immediately pointed to her shelf where the ornament was. So clearly it had been appreciated and kept.

So I think a box of biscuits etc would be appreciated by most.

As a GP I can say this is usually very much appreciated. If it's a tin of chocolates or biscuits we usually leave it in Reception or the staff room so the admin staff can share.

I got the lovely dr who saved my daughters life a bunch of flowers and dd wrote her a card.
I recently had major surgery, I sent a thank you card to the surgeon and his team.
We are all so quick to complain and criticise, yet often fail to give praise.