Lockdown Diary - Tuesday 23rd June 2020
Back to work Tuesday is especially tough after a week off. Today's start was easier than normal because I had a 9:15 pre-op assessment at hospital to start the day. Because of the Coronavirus situation everything has changed: now you have to park in the staff car park as you are not allowed to access the main hospital. On arrival you had to phone and say you were there and wait in your car until called in. Got there in plenty of time only to find there was no parking, eventually having to resort to a reserved spot outside the Pre-Op Assessment hut. Called and was booked in and told to wait in car. After 30 minutes sat in the car, which was luckily in the shade, I was called in along with someone sat in the car next to me, donned my mask, picked up my urine sample and went. Blood taken, ECG done and urine initially tested (positive for infection) before sending it off to the labs for a full analysis. Job done. Returned home to have a call with Student Finance. People...