cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/20347898
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Mrs Johnson, from Scarborough, attended her hospital appointment in March 2023.
The mother-of-two said: "I gave them my letter and their first words were, ‘ooh you’re dead’.
"I said, ‘pardon?’. I was in shock.
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The retired housekeeper contacted her GP and was told the mistake had been fixed.
However, when she contacted the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) the bemused call handler told her: “On the computer you’re dead”.
"I said, ‘I’m not, I’m still talking to you’.
If she were a dad he would use the line “I’m not dead yet!” and laugh until everyone was sick of him…
No she was dead not dad!
Sounds like the assassins Scarborough Health Network hired under Premier Ford’s new healthcare plan didn’t do their job correctly.
“And that person, whoever has pressed a button, shouldn’t be working wherever they are.”
Mistakes happen, although perhaps the system could be redesigned. It’s likely a fault of a UI, I doubt it was malicious or entirely incompetent.
Bring out your dead!
Here’s one.
I’m not dead!
‘Ere. He says he’s not dead!
Yes, he is.
I’m not!
She does kinda look like she was put together by Laconian repair drones
The miracles of modern medicine!
NHS England said they were aware of an issue involving an incorrect death registration which was rectified by the patient’s GP but they do not notify the DWP of a death.
Let me guess, NHS England uses a version of Horizon, and DWP have special secret backdoor access into health records…
I mean… she only looks half alive…
