A starter for 10…
I received an invitation for a third Covid jab. I booked an appointment, but have not yet had it. Later, I received an invite for a flu jab. I wanted to combine the two into one visit to the GP. My partner had an appointment at the GP this morning, so I went with her to try to arrange the foregoing.
Me: “I’d like to have the flu jab at the same time as my Covid booster on 31 Oct. OK?”
Receptionist: “Sorry. I can’t add a flu jab to the Covid appointment”.
Me: “Oh. OK, can I please book a flu jab then?”
Receptionist: “13 Nov?”
Me: “Yep”. I turned to walk away.
Receptionist: “would you like your Covid booster at the same time so that you only have to make one trip?”
Me: “Umm, I thought you said you couldn’t do that?”
Receptionist: “No, I said that I can’t add a flu jab to a Covid appointment”
Me: “but you can add a Covid jab to a flu jab appointment?”
Receptionist: “Yes”
Me: “But…oh never mind, yes please”
To make matters even more confusing, my Mum had her covid booster last week (same GP practice) and the nurse said “while you’re here, would you like the flu jab now? It’ll save you having to come back”.
Edit: to clear up the confusion recorded below... it was nothing to do with not being able to add a flu jab to the specific appointment on 31 Oct; it's that they can't add a flu jab to ANY Covid jab, but they can do it the other way round
I received an invitation for a third Covid jab. I booked an appointment, but have not yet had it. Later, I received an invite for a flu jab. I wanted to combine the two into one visit to the GP. My partner had an appointment at the GP this morning, so I went with her to try to arrange the foregoing.
Me: “I’d like to have the flu jab at the same time as my Covid booster on 31 Oct. OK?”
Receptionist: “Sorry. I can’t add a flu jab to the Covid appointment”.
Me: “Oh. OK, can I please book a flu jab then?”
Receptionist: “13 Nov?”
Me: “Yep”. I turned to walk away.
Receptionist: “would you like your Covid booster at the same time so that you only have to make one trip?”
Me: “Umm, I thought you said you couldn’t do that?”
Receptionist: “No, I said that I can’t add a flu jab to a Covid appointment”
Me: “but you can add a Covid jab to a flu jab appointment?”
Receptionist: “Yes”
Me: “But…oh never mind, yes please”
To make matters even more confusing, my Mum had her covid booster last week (same GP practice) and the nurse said “while you’re here, would you like the flu jab now? It’ll save you having to come back”.
Edit: to clear up the confusion recorded below... it was nothing to do with not being able to add a flu jab to the specific appointment on 31 Oct; it's that they can't add a flu jab to ANY Covid jab, but they can do it the other way round
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