In message <000001bdf624$1834a200$6338a8c2@default>, Mark O'Connor
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>>Have you considered the legal implications, as a doctor, if you have no
>> >power, telephone, vaccines, etc.etc.?
>>
>> Yes - but if there *are* no facilities - power,telephone,etc - I don't
>> see that I can do much about it!
>> Mary
>
>Yes but that does not necessarily absolve you from your legal liabilities.
>Y2K is a known and manageble risk to use the insurance parlance. You will
>have no excuse if someone asks you why you did not at least prepare for
>disruption. Remember that all of the major utilities are giving no absolute
>guarentees that there will be no disruption of services. They are spending
>literally millions of UKP on this problem.
>
>You must prepare a contingency plan for this eventuality.
I have - it involves candles, not going completely paperless until
*after* 1.1.2000 (despite the Strategy ;->>) - and definitely not being
up in a plane!
I think I will be able to show that I have recognised the problem - and
taken every possible precaution.
> It will not be
>enough to say "I can't do anything about it". As a provider of a contracted
>service you have a legal responsibilty to your patients aside from any
>pragmatic or moral one. Your HA have a duty to help you.
They are helping - but what can they do about the electricity supply?
>Use them. Badger
>them. Ask them what they are doing to help you prepare.
>You could always buy the book ;-)
Can't afford to buy the lot -
Mary
PS this thread was about my *personal* Y2000 plan ;-<<
>
Mary Hawking Kingsbury Court Surgery Church Street Dunstable LU5 4RS
tel:01582 663218 (surgery)fax:01582 476488 (surgery)
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