GP sheltering since covid running London marathon

[justasking111]

OH raging that our GP working from home since March last year is running the London marathon today is he being unreasonable. He's spitting feathers here. This is the senior partner owner of the building practice

@Sweettruelies

Doesn’t ‘spitting feathers’ mean he’s thirsty? Genuine question

Either thirsty or angry.

@ReeseWitherfork

Love how people are saying "outdoors exercising" like he's gone for a jog by himself and not with 50,000 other people. It's definitely a curious decision on his behalf. I find it quite curious that a GP is CEV anyway, must be a generally quite an uneasy profession, covid aside.

I perhaps the GP couldn’t predict their future health issues when training to be a GP. Or perhaps their own medical conditions inspired them to train to help others.

Ah yes, running out in the fresh air is equal to having close contact with sick people.

Your husband does not know the GPs have been working from home - and shielding stopped months ago.

So yes, he's unreasonable to be be spitting feathers given he's making assumptions.

I'd also be very surprised if GPs were actually giving flu jabs too - it's not really in their remit, and I doubt it will be this year given that they are being given alongside covid vaccines (which yes some are being given by GPs on their non-clinic days).

Thanks literally never heard it used to mean angry!

@ElvisPresleyHadABaby yeah I realised afterwards it didn't actually say that. I completely jumped to the conclusion that shielding = CEV. The government "shielding" programme was for CEV, hence my assumption, but I'm aware lots of other people shielded, and additionally the phrase was thrown around for anyone being a bit cautious.

I think if your husband doesn't see the difference between an outdoor marathon of fit people and a little GP office where literally only sick people go, then he's frankly a bit thick.

Lots of people did not shield, lots of people chose to isolate themselves...

Shielding was a very specific government-derived term for people who were CEV.

It stopped months ago for the vast majority of people - as has been in the news for several months.

I find it quite curious that a GP is CEV anyway, must be a generally quite an uneasy profession, covid aside

Loads of people who had been quite happily living their lives suddenly got told they were CEV. I'm a doctor and only avoided being CEV by a whisker.

There are lots of CEV people out there who look fit and healthy unless you happen to know their personal medical history.

@RedSnail well, no, indeed. And we wouldn't want to lose all of that GP knowledge and experience just because they're CEV. I imagine there are many GPs who are vulnerable. I feel for them! Awful set of circumstances.

What is he to do with the practice? Just a patient?

And nurses doing injections is well normal practice

I'd hazard a guess that there is a higher risk of catching covid in a full GP surgery, than outside exercising.

Who knows? You can't see a GP face to face at my surgery to find out. Can't get a telephone consultation for weeks either so I can't see they're at much risk from patients.

Whole event is a superspreader event.

Tens of thousands of people huffing and puffing in close proximity.

People flying in from all over the world.

Plenty taking part won't be vaccinated.

Still I expect the GP is double (maybe triple) vaxxed by now.

I think he's spitting nails not feathers
From careful observation of course

Anyone likening the London marathon to a nice breezy jog outdoors obviously hasn’t seen the sheer MASSES of people shoulder to shoulder for half an hour before they start. I spent an hour at mile 8 this morning and the runners were still rammed close together at that stage.

I think it's interesting how people's risk aversion changes depending on how in control of the risk they are and whether it is voluntary.
Some people in jobs making a big noise about how unsafe they are (GPs and teachers stand out as examples) but are they really sheltering at home when not at work, or are they still going to the shops, restaurants, indoor pool, gyms, on holiday, maybe even flying as these risks they are choosing for themselves.
Doesn't stop it being hypocritical though.

The OP said sheltering not shielding.

@Sweettruelies

Thanks literally never heard it used to mean angry!

No neither have I! Only ever in the context of being thirsty.

Either why, I think OPs husband needs to calm down a bit 😅

I’m really glad this doctor practices what he preaches in terms of a healthy lifestyle. Let’s hope it encourages his patients to make good choices where possible. The people that make up our nhs are amazing. Is he doing it for a particular charity?

Why has this made your husband so angry?

Is he the practice manager?

@Sweettruelies

Thanks literally never heard it used to mean angry!

I've never heard it used to mean anything other than angry!

I’m so curious how OP knows the GP has only been working from home?

I don't understand why people are angry at GPs. Who in their right mind would willingly have gone through the last 18 months as a GP, if they had any other choice? If you don't know what I mean, try looking back at the press coverage of Lombardy in Italy and see how it worked out for them. High chance of dying, having to be isolate from immediate family, terrible uncertainty in the face of a totally unknown illness.

Give these people a break for goodness sake. And well done to the man for getting out and going for a run.

OP please tell your husband to do something useful with his time.

The minimising of comparing a marathon with an out door jog to strengthen an opinion is strange. Compacted runners breathing heavy who or naturally producing more saliva is not the same safety risk as a quite run outside.