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As June 21 approaches, we hope if all boxes are ticked the UK will open up again.

Before we hang out the bunting we need to consider the implications for those of us in practice – a sobering thought. There is no doubt the future looks bright with the successful roll out of the vaccine, and infection rates, hospital admissions and death rates all decreasing as I write this, but I feel we still need to err on the side of caution.

Over the past couple of months as my patients have been receiving their second jabs, some think it is acceptable to rock up to the practice without a mask on and without pre-arranged appointments. Social distancing, who needs social distancing? This has caused much frustration and angst among my staff who are following the Covid-19 guidelines and are left feeling vulnerable because of this behaviour.