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To insist that from tomorrow I will be practicing social distancing?

78 replies

Bbq1 · 22/03/2020 13:52

I work in a school. I have facemasks on order and from Tomorrow i will be wearing gloves in work. I should add I work in Special Education so it's close contact work. I will be telling my boss i shall be socially distancing myself the recommended 2m from the pupils, my colleagues, environments such as the staffroom etc. This will impinge on my ability to do my job as fully as possible. Aibu?

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opalfruitloop · 22/03/2020 15:18

Oh so you've had your use of the nhs and now fuck everyone else? Imagine you needed the treatment now but the doctors and nurses who looked after you had to stay at home because of selfish people like you not going in. If you had cancer 8 years ago and now you're fully cured and don't even see a specialist anymore you're kidding yourself if you think you need to stay off work now.

Needing vitamin b12 injections is not cause to stay at home during a worldwide crisis. Step up.

AmelieTaylor · 22/03/2020 15:19

Does your husband work in sen education?

It’s irrelevant (and a bit nasty!) either someone is ‘more at risk’ from it or they’re not. That’s not job dependant. What you do with that information is a different thing

Do you get invited for a FREE flu jab or not?

lemonsandlimes123 · 22/03/2020 15:19

opalfruitloop - what do you do? and do you have any underlying conditions?

KoalasandRabbit · 22/03/2020 15:20

I would have thought full jab would put you in high risk category and you should be working from home. It's not possible to socially distance with a lot of sen kids. I would just say you aren't coming in as you are high risk and advice is to work from home. Maybe ask trade union advice.

StCharlotte · 22/03/2020 15:20

The flu jab was the criterion my employer used OP (but we're not a school and I can work from home).

Good luck Smile

lemonsandlimes123 · 22/03/2020 15:21

amelie - are you a bit dim? If two people are 'more at risk' and one is working from home and one is working directly with children do you really think they are facing equal risks?

lemonsandlimes123 · 22/03/2020 15:21

amelie - are you a bit dim? If two people are 'more at risk' and one is working from home and one is working directly with children do you really think they are facing equal risks?

lemonsandlimes123 · 22/03/2020 15:23

The flu jab thing was only used as it was quick and easy way for the govt to define a group of people. The categories are not actually based on any particular risk factors related to COVID 19. Hypertension is actually the condition most prevalent amongst those that have died and as far as i am aware pregnancy is not actually a factor at all but one of those is on the list and the other isn't.

MissDemelzaCarne · 22/03/2020 15:24

Well do you think stringent social distancing includes working closely with children ?

No, @lemonsandlimes123 I don’t and have never suggested such a thing, in fact I advised the OP to get in touch with her GP for advice.

I was responding to a PP who gave incorrect advice about social isolation.

MissDemelzaCarne · 22/03/2020 15:27

Anyone who is in the first vulnerable group in my NHS trust has, quite rightly been sent home.

The OP’s GP will be be best-places to give advice on their specific situation.

AmelieTaylor · 22/03/2020 15:28

@bigyellowduck

I’m surprised your DH is not considered to have an increased risk factor.

I hope you are both taking all precautions anyway - it’s impossible to be too careful 🌷

AmelieTaylor · 22/03/2020 15:31

@lemonsandlimes123

amelie - are you a bit dim? If two people are 'more at risk' and one is working from home and one is working directly with children do you really think they are facing equal risks?

Try reducing your bitchy comments & upping your comprehension level. Read my post again & think about what I ACTUALLY said.

KateReddy · 22/03/2020 15:31

Anyone who is sent for the annual flu jab should self isolate for 12 weeks

Rubbish - all NHS clinical staff are sent for this! Hmm

A PP has provided the actual list of the vulnerable group.

nellodee · 22/03/2020 15:33

Why can't teachers wear masks if they have them? I've seen plenty of photos of schools in Asia with students and teachers all wearing masks.

We should all start wearing masks every time we leave the house, to protect everyone around us.

What part of this global killer highly infectious virus are people STILL not getting?

nellodee · 22/03/2020 15:35

I tell you what, OP. When I bought my masks at the end of January, they were almost all sold out online. I've been reading threads on mumsnet for months of people asking the best place to buy them. Loads of people have masks, just waiting for the right moment to break them out. As soon as a few people start wearing them, everyone will.

alloutoffucks · 22/03/2020 15:46

What seems to be happening is that key workers are only being allowed to self isolate if in the very vulnerable group, not the list of conditions posted. If you are in the very vulnerable group, the NHS contacts you to let you know.
I have no idea if you are very vulnerable OP, it will depend what you mean by a bowel condition for example.

alloutoffucks · 22/03/2020 15:48

Yes lots of people get a flu jab because of the job they do. Nothing to do with their risk factor.

DitheringDoris · 22/03/2020 15:50

You shouldn’t be at work going by your health history. You shouldn’t be working with SN kids, their hygiene isn’t the greatest, by socially distancing yourself you will not be able to care for them to the required standard they deserve, also my son for one would be terrified to see his teacher or TA in a face mask!

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Bbq1 · 22/03/2020 16:24

As I've stated I am CALLED by my gp for a flu jab every year. They contact me by letter

OP posts:
opalfruitloop · 22/03/2020 16:28

Yes this happens quite frequently in GP practices. When you become eligible for a flu jab you're added to a list and that list isn't always updated regularly. You will have been added when you were immunocompromised which you no longer are.

Original poster
Bbq1 · 22/03/2020 16:28

Some fairly nasty comments from a pp about cancer. I haven't gone onto detail here because it's private and is upsetting and mostly unrelated to my post. Suffice to say I was operated on at 12 midnight because as we learned later from the surgeon, I was 12 hours from death and I woke up in ICU.

OP posts:
bigyellowduck · 22/03/2020 16:35

I’m surprised your DH is not considered to have an increased risk factor.

So was I but he is under 2 different hospitals (1 a major centre) and both teams have been in touch this week.

It will be interesting to see if the GP calls this week.

alloutoffucks · 22/03/2020 16:50

The point OP is that none of us know if you count as a vulnerable person under this. Lots of people have medical conditions that are not covered by this. You need to ask.
The flu jab is a guideline, it is not a definite criteria.

ineedsun · 22/03/2020 17:36

Why from tomorrow rather than today?

Patchworkpatty · 22/03/2020 17:57

I am with you OP. I completely agree you should be protected at work. NHS staff are issued (or should be ) with Personal protective gear.. why shouldn't you ?

Personally I do not see why SEN children are being sent for child care (unless both parents are in critical jobs)
I keep seeing this is because they need routine. Routine is simply getting used to a change. This is going to be for weeks/months. Therefore- for the sake of the teachers and the child they need to get used to being at home. Sen kids need to be looked after by their parents just like any other child . No teacher should be putting their life in danger. If a SEN child normally lives at home with parents that is where they need to be.

My DSS is autistic and is at a special school. He can go to school tomorrow, however his mother and step father can also look after him. It will be hard on them because he is very hard work.
however they are sensible, smart people who wouldn't dream of adding the the schools burden just because they are required to care for their own child.

It is everybody's obligation to use the services of child care to the absolute minimum.

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