Funding.
Yeah', I know that each department is independant, and that Havering is totally irelivent to my PCT and my situation. And that even if I did use my own council, they're different from the PCT. And it's like one branch of PC World doing something questionable to Curries in an entire different part of the country.

That they're almost entirely irelivent, and the polititions will all say that... but at the end of the day, the elected leaders have wasted a fortune under laughable claims... while still telling others to cut back.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 16:31, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)

Yep, that's true.
And the idea that people will stop using paper and start using iPads is ridiculous.
Id they weren't using laptops in meetings then they won't use iPads, they will at best get the minutes on the iPad and then scribble down their notes on paper.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 16:36, Reply)

Also can you link to where you read the bit about iPads and the printing cost savings.
I might be able to put an internal complaint through.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 16:39, Reply)

well, no.
it's nowhere near as simple as that. It's really too complex to break down, but I'm sure they haven't just bought iPads to save money on printing. Also, printing doesn't just cost 1p a page. People have to be paid to do the printing/copying/whatever. Maybe they are cutting a few staff in the print/repro room and that's the saving?

also, there's absolutely no indication that your medicine delay is anything to do with cost. It might be approval based. Anyway, the cost/benefit analysis of treating chronic indications is massively complex. This drug might be better, but given what you have, it's unlikely to be much better, yet might cost the taxpayer a fortune. And while I've got every bit of sympathy for your conditions, there are other options available for at least some of the things then massively expensive drugs, mate.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 16:39, Reply)

I wouldn't attempt to justify any public service IT spending.

(PsychoChomp, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 16:41, Reply)

It's no better or worse than most commercial companies.
You've got a point, but it's ridiculous to compare something like this when what you have is "Journalist takes something that he wants to seem like a waste of public funds and writes story to make it so" .. it's meaningless without context.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 16:43, Reply)

It worse than every private company I've worked in.
I'm in the NHS though which is notorious for promoting clinicians into IT, and underpaying IT staff so they get shit.
(PsychoChomp, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 16:45, Reply)

That's because only fuckwits would work for the government

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Tue 14 Jun 2011, 16:57, Reply)