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NHS staff should code - Kelsey

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Re: NHS staff should code - Kelsey

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I was in a hospital the other day with my wife. I watched a senior consultant try and find a printer in AD (because the one on his desk was broken). This was to print a request form. It was very hard for him. The form exists because they have two systems with a paper integration path between them. There is some ceremony involved as well, because there is a quota on how many outstanding forms they can be processing. T…

Yah. I currently work for the NHS as a developer. Don't even get me started on this place - inefficiency upon inefficiency. Printers? holy cow, we've just installed "follow me printing" and because it was badly communicated and thought out, we now have several departments who can't print a damn thing because they are waiting on a pass code so they can set up their swipe card to allow them to print. Did I mention ther…

I tried to get hold of him informally a while ago about his coding4health...I got crickets.

I think you can get a cream for that.

Re: NHS staff should code - Kelsey

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Yah. I currently work for the NHS as a developer. Don't even get me started on this place - inefficiency upon inefficiency. Printers? holy cow, we've just installed "follow me printing" and because it was badly communicated and thought out, we now have several departments who can't print a damn thing because they are waiting on a pass code so they can set up their swipe card to allow them to print. Did I mention ther…

I tried to get hold of him informally a while ago about his coding4health...I got crickets. I think you can get a cream for that.

otc or would i have to get a prescription?

Re: NHS staff should code - Kelsey

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post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I tried to get hold of him informally a while ago about his coding4health...I got crickets. I think you can get a cream for that.

otc or would i have to get a prescription?

Prescription only, I'm afraid. The doctor needs to check that you have a fully working conscience first before eliminating the crickets, ever since that messy business involving the wooden boy.
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