Dropping something off to somone.. Hear me out.

[MARMITEcheese2020]

I cam honestly say I have followed every rule. In fact we've been in longer due to ds being unwell.

Anyway before the whole tighter rules of not meeting people. My DM left some medication at mine. As she regularly visits.
Obviously she now won't be and is running low, she can't get a repeat without seeing the gp which she obviously ideally dont want to waste GPS time if she has the meds but theyre at mine.
She lives a 20 min walk /5 min drive.

She's asked did I could drive them there. When I'm in the car park she'll come down and get from boot of car.. So no actual contact or anything.

I don't want a one rule for me. But would save GPS time and money by her not going for something which she has at my house.

Trips to a chemist/pharmacy are still permitted as are caring for a vulnerable person. I would say that it is essential and don’t let anyone convince you otherwise. Perhaps get your mum to wash/clean the packaging when it comes into her house.

Yes, i would say it is essential :)

Yes she's not elderly or vulnerable but if she came to me the kids would see her and be upset so easier to drive and put in boot.

But yes essential. Thank you.
She keeps thinking I'd get in trouble haha.

Seems fine to me.

Can you put it on her doorstep and leave before she opens the door?

She needs her medication.

That's an essential. It's fine.

I’d do it.

I’d probably also call gp and ask for a repeat script to be left at whichever pharmacy your mum uses most frequently.

I think that's fine. I drove to my parents' house the other day because they had run out of food.

Basic food and essential medication cannot be done without, so I think what you suggest is fine, and well within the rules.

That's providing care. It's specifically allowed.

You can also walk and deliver like the postie does - put on doorstep, ring doorbell, retreat 2 metres, wait to check she’s come out and picked them up.

If she was self-isolated she’d be allowed to ask you or anyone else to collect her meds for her, and they’d have to deliver them like this.

I dropped medication (not prescription but stuff I had in) to my parents today. Or rather DB picked it up from our doorstep and biked it to my parents doorstep. I consider that is essential and low risk.

Go and drop them off. It's probably less chance of her getting the virus from that than there is from her going to the GP for a med review.

It can't be on repeat as due a review.
Doorstep isn't an option she lives in a flat. So best I could do is the boot.
Thinking 2 birds one stone and whilst out is do supermarket shop as its practically on way.
Thank you.

I'm doing my mum and dads shopping . They can't do it. They can't get delivery.

That’s absolutely fine.

My partner was hospitalised (not covid) the other night and I didn’t want to leave my DS alone. My parents dropped me some essentials on the doorstep. In the end I had to take DS there as DP was kept in and needed stuff bringing for a few days.

People are being asked to do drop offs for vulnerable people so it must be fine.

I am self isolating and my bother has dropped medicine and groceries. We chat through the window for a while.

Once the kids were in the car so they hopped out and chatted to me from the garden.

We maintain all the distance rules and the deliveries are only for essentials.

I think this is okay.

It can't be on repeat as due a review

Our GP’s are doing telephone reviews. The surgery really is quiet now as people aren’t booking in very much so it really shouldn’t be a problem speaking to a dr.

Of course it's essential.

Both my Parents are shielding group (cancer on chemo). Me and my sister and also some of my cousins are picking stuff up for them and leaving it on their doorstep. We all have to drive there.
Caring duties don't necessarily involve contact.

I would however ask you mum to also ring GP as I'm sure they'll prescribe more over the phone if appropriate in current climate.
I'm sure part of the bill introduced was to allow waivers to previous policy for the greater good - so to speak!

yeah most GPs not seeing people other than phone or sometimes skype or similar but they may well push reviews forward so I wouldn't worry too much about that