On 4/26/05, Paul Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Locumming this past year I have been surprised at how poor the kit is
> in surgeries, and how poorly configured it is. I have worked with
> scratched, 15'' out of focus monitors, 3 ppm inkjet printers, machines
> virtually useless from malware, PC clocks showing the wrong time and
> date, machines set to run at 16 colours only, printers on the floor,
> monitors in the far corner of the desk, keyboards set to US locale etc
> etc.
Were these in rooms only used by locums/Registrars/other riff raff
(ahem!) or by partners too?
It could be that practices aren't bothering because "it's only the
locum's room", or it could be that they don't really have a clue about
setting up and maintaining equipment.
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Michael Leuty
Nottingham, UK
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