Mr_Pot
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Are there any over 70's working in a hospital?Anyone over 70 with absolutely nothing else wrong scores >6.
Are there any over 70's working in a hospital?Anyone over 70 with absolutely nothing else wrong scores >6.
Are there any over 70's working in a hospital?
A handful. A few consultants and quite a lot of volunteers, some of whom didn't leave following covid or so I've read.Are there any over 70's working in a hospital?
Are there any over 70's working in a hospital?
I remember when the government asked for retired nurses and medical workers to come out of retirement and help. At the time it had been identified that anyone in receipt of flu jab was at risk. I dont know what the average retirement age of these people is,but I do remember thinking that it seemed a risky idea! I suppose if you retired at 50 and were not directly dealing with Covid patients it may have been fine.I’ve had appts with a marvellous consultant (gynae). She was definitely above ‘retirement age’ but one of the nurses told me she was in her 80s. Worked part time.
I have to say that she had a much better bedside manner than I have seen in consultants half her age, and I had utmost confidence in her treatment.
Hopefully she, and other ‘at risk’ staff are being appropriately protected, or have retired, but I’ve seen stories in the news about staff who have come out of retirement to help with Covid, and who have died after being infected - but that was earlier in the Pandemic. Hopefully everyone is better informed, and the risk factors are better understood now.
I think the fantastic Diabetes Consultant I see, who was called back from retirement, is at or close to 70, and he’s been working on the wards too.Are there any over 70's working in a hospital?
I scored 5 and I’m 61.Interesting, I scored 5 and I am in my 50's
We have precious little left to protect us now. Most lockdown measures have been lifted, and the rest will go once the schools reopen in 10 days' time. Thank goodness for compulsory masks in public places and on public transport. Let's hope that applies to the schoolkids. Public transport will be much more crowded when the kids go back to school and their parents return to their jobs. Just about everyone you meet will be at higher risk of being infected than they were during lockdown. We are going to reduce the frequency of our supermarket deliveries to minimise contact with delivery drivers and packers. That will mean less fresh food (as it doesn't keep). Still mustn't complain, at least we don't work in schools!Germany's schools being affected and they have far more stringent guidelines than ours!
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/worl...n-germany-s-capital/ar-BB18dQVQ?ocid=msedgdhp
You're right. Here is an example of a Matrix scoring risk assessment for Covid. I score 9, which is high risk.
https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/coronavirus-...ronavirusStaffRiskAssessmentMatrixScoring.pdf
I like how this has Psychological factors Anxiety level Concerned Very anxious ( e.g. remaining at home, not going out to shops), which is me.
We wash all Packaged deliveries in washing up liquid, just a little water on the gloves to make the detergent flow, or quarantine for three days. Sadly, lots of fresh food’s plastic wrapped these days, but it helps with the lipid-breaking de-Covid process. Deliveries are dropped off so no close contact.We have precious little left to protect us now. Most lockdown measures have been lifted, and the rest will go once the schools reopen in 10 days' time. Thank goodness for compulsory masks in public places and on public transport. Let's hope that applies to the schoolkids. Public transport will be much more crowded when the kids go back to school and their parents return to their jobs. Just about everyone you meet will be at higher risk of being infected than they were during lockdown. We are going to reduce the frequency of our supermarket deliveries to minimise contact with delivery drivers and packers. That will mean less fresh food (as it doesn't keep). Still mustn't complain, at least we don't work in schools!
It's very strange at the moment. I have given up following news closely on a daily basis just checking in on few trustworthy sources.Our next door neighbours arrive back from a well-deserved holiday in France today (she’s a doc and knows how to be very very careful). The quarantine rules were declared the day after they left. She shopped for us during lockdown and we’re trying really really hard to persuade them to let us get them some fresh veg to supplement the Brexit store and the stuff they put in the freezer before they went. They don’t want us to shop for them and I hope it’s not because she knows things about the UK’s r rate that the rest of us don’t yet.
Did you note that being over 70 gives you a score of >6 not just 6. I assume this matrix is to decide where people are safe to work in the hospital and they have divided the risk into 3 bands for simplicity. Interesting but not necessarily relevant to the general public, in fact it mentions that it shouldn't be applied to household members.Oh dear I scored in the 20's though being 70 bumped it up a bit surprised that smoking not even touched on.