Its not random,
Look carefully top one is 10 away from the next and then the sequence is
9's.
Bizarre but not random!!
GillianIn article <01b401bd72f8$a0eec3a0$922e63c3@default>, John Reid
<[log in to unmask]> writes
>Has anyone any idea why the last three numbers on the new prescription pads
>seem to be randomly generated?
>
>Our HA guidance has suggested that we keep records of the serial numbers as
>advised by HSC 1998/062 (see COIN). I suppose we just ignore the last three
>digits.
>
>Typical DoH really - nice idea, not thought thru', no useful information,
>seems doomed to fail.....
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ruth Livingstone <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
>Date: 27 April 1998 20:37
>Subject: RE: new prescription forms and printers
>
>
>>Mary
>>My printer regularly eats over 25% of my old scripts :-(
>>However, the new scripts do seem more robust, and number eaten has dropped
>to
>>5%
>>Also, although they all have a serial number, this does not seem to be in
>>sequence.
>>(Can't understand why not, but no doubt there is a logical reason.)
>>
>>--
>>Ruth Livingstone
>>http://www.stamford.co.uk/littlesurgery/
>>
>>----------
>>From: [log in to unmask] on behalf of Mary Hawking
>>Sent: Sunday, April 26, 1998 06:31
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Subject: new prescription forms and printers
>>
>>Does anyone know whether the new computer FP10s will be numbered?
>>My printer is having a bad time - and chewing up *lots* of prescription
>>forms.. anyone else a sufferer? ;-<<
>>Mary
>>Mary Hawking Kingsbury Court Surgery Church Street Dunstable LU5 4RS
>>tel:01582 663218 (surgery)fax:01582 476488 (surgery)
>>Member of British Healthcare Internet Association
>>Dunstable and Houghton Regis Locality Commisssioning Pilot
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
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Dr Gillian Braunold
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