It's exasperating to see all the expensive IT kit that exists, and then realise that the actual systems are terrible. I suspect that as well as the terrible procurement of IT, and the fragmented stru… (View Post)

Russia is suspected of sending incendiary devices via freight forwarders that have been transported on aircraft. It appears to be mere luck that no aircraft has been brought down yet, but there have … (View Post)

There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that way the IT systems and associated processes operate must lead to hundreds or even thousands of unnecessary deaths per year. It's so easy for things to fal… (View Post)

Forget paper. Recently a letter from a consultant was sent electronically, but "filed" by the staff at the GP without reading it. It was only because a relative also received a copy that th… (View Post)

Having watched doctors using the IT systems in a large hospital quite a bit recently I'm amazed by how disorganised it is, lacking integration and automation, and requiring far too much manual contro… (View Post)