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Telephone Helpline Poll

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lynmynottPartnerThyroid UK
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Thyroid UK is trying to get funding for a telephone helpline run by an outside helpline company whose workers would be trained by Thyroid UK.

In order to do this, we need to show that this is needed by our beneficiaries.

We would be grateful if you could help us with this by participating in our polls. We will be doing five polls altogether with various questions about a having a helpline.

To participate in the first poll, please go to: tinyurl.com/TUKPoll1

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RosamundG

Definitely a good idea especially at the moment when it's impossible to get a face to face gp appointment and blood tests are being cancelled due to a shortage of glass vials.

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pennyannie

Is this help line in addition to the forum ?

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OudMood in reply topennyannie

I’m sure it is.

They wouldn’t close the forum

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pennyannie in reply toOudMood

Well, that's why I've asked the question as going on yesterdays replies we do not know :

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TaraJR

I didn't vote yesterday, as it wasn't clear that the phone line would be manned/run by Thyroid UK. Could that post title please be amended?

If it's a TUK phone line, my vote would be a big YES!

If it was an NHS one, my vote may well be NO !

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lynmynottPartnerThyroid UK in reply toTaraJR

I have now changed the wording so that it is clear that there will be no doctors taking the calls.

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bantam12

Who would we be talking to and would they be medically trained ?

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OudMood in reply tobantam12

It says above they wouldn’t be medical professionals but they would be trained by thyroid Uk.

This forum is also not medically trained…

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bantam12 in reply toOudMood

I know, that was added after my post and yes I also know nobody here is medically trained, I've been a member for many years.

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