Swine flu and NHS direct.

I was a very unhappy parent for a while- he came down with a high fever on Thursday, and this went through to Monday morning, and finally its Tuesday afternoon and he’s almost back to a normal body temperature. So I can now start eating  and sleeping again (stress).

It has not been a fun experience. Fortunately the Tamiflu isn’t too hard to get hold of, and this means it’s one less thing to worry about this winter (he and the husband have both had it). My main gripe is that it’s been impossible to get hold of NHS direct for medical advice- I had to resort to calling a paramedic I know for a check up. Turns out my son had a prickly heat rash from the fever, thank you Dave. What will happen when flu season really starts in earnest and there are masses more  sick people trying to dial for advice? People will start calling out the doctors and calling 999 if they can’t get through on the phone for basic advice. Poor planning on the part of the NHS.