Good to hear. It's worth considering that everyone who treated you there is now retired. Also, there can be incredible variations between units in a single hospital. (View Post)

When I lived in the Desperate Housewives* part of Hampstead, it was automatic that, on buying a new house, the old kitchen was ripped out and a new one put in. I saw this happen, repeatedly, for six … (View Post)

Indeed. The way to improve an organisation is to have *internal* consultancy that provides process improvement, IT support etc as a package across the organisation. The employees would be part of the… (View Post)

I created something like fear, by going round to sit in the solicitor's waiting room. They hadn't transferred the money to complete the transaction by 3:3-. The removal men were worried about time...… (View Post)

You are forgetting 3. Unique British Requirements. This means that things we do in the UK must be special. Specially expensive. (View Post)