Bill Harvey: There’s a hole in my arm

I will never forget the look of disapproval from the duty nurse many years ago when, having presented in A&E with a broken finger, I repeated the old joke ‘Will I be able to play the piano when it gets better? Yes. Good, because I couldn’t before.’ With this in mind, when going for my first vaccine jab last week, I resisted the classic ‘will I feel a small prick?’ routine.

All of us still seeing NHS patients should be getting our jabs as soon as possible. If you haven’t already been sent a text or form, chase up with your local health team. If you see private patients only, or are a locum, you may want to look at the help offered on the LOCSU website for registering.