Today's award goes to a doctor's surgery in Doncaster, England. The BBC reports:
A GP surgery accidentally told patients they had aggressive lung cancer instead of wishing them a merry Christmas.
Askern Medical Practice sent the text message to people registered with the surgery in Doncaster on 23 December.
There's more at the link.
Understandably, the patients who received the wrong message are not happy about it. One observed: "If it's one of their admins that's sent out a mass text, I wouldn't be trusting them to empty the bins." It's hard to argue with that sentiment.
After that, I daresay a Merry Christmas was not had by all concerned!
Peter
4 comments:
Mistakes happen. Modern technology is a force multiplier for mistakes. But really, NO ONE WAS HURT.
To err is human. To really foul things up, use a computer. To really, really foul things up, give an idiot a computer.
This reminds me of my friend Carl, who one day meant to wish his now ex-wife a good morning, but instead what came out was "You miserable bit*h, you fu*ked up my life forever!'
Do patients get to choose their surgeon under their "free" healthcare?
If you don't pay for it, you're not the customer, you're the product.
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