Nowadays, we’re all on lockdown. Maybe this will last another 2 weeks if we’re lucky. Howver, if you have possible COVID-19 symptoms, your stay at home has to be even more restricted. What does this mean in practice? Ideally, you should: – sleep alone – don’t share a bed, toothbrush, crockery, towels or food – […]

Through talking to patients all day, I have realised that many just do not realise the possible ways that COVID-19 can present. Their reactions to my advice are also highly variable from surprise to being advised to self-isolate to feeling insulted that they might actually have it! There seems to be a fundamental misunderstanding by […]

Ooh, you’ve missed a bit! I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve washed my hands today. COVID-19 has got the World at their basins scrubbing away several times throughout the day. It’s the first thing that I taught my family when I learned about the seriousness of the pandemic. But are you handwashing well […]

It’s the fifth day of doing mostly telephone consultations. Thankfully, almost all patients are completely okay with it. It’s amazing what an experienced GP can do over the phone especially with the convenience of being able to issue electronic prescriptions directly to the pharmacy. However, some patients always need to be seen and we are […]