A staggering and unimaginable cost with no clear evidence of effectiveness ... afaik, that's common language in the private sector for projects run by ex McKinsey consultants.
Test and trace should have been built by the NHS working with local councils - committees.parliament.uk/committee/127/…
Test and trace should have been built by the NHS working with local councils - committees.parliament.uk/committee/127/…
Can we stop using the "NHS" moniker? This really should be Gov T&T because the NHS had it's own existing expertise in contact tracing which wasn't used and the NHS moniker is at best misleading. If you want to talk NHS then try NHS vaccine programme which is run by the NHS ...
... if you want some background try the BMJ - blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2020/12/11…
X : It's part of the NHS.
Me : No, it's not and there has always been questions over the composition of the executive - lgcplus.com/services/healt… -
Me : No, it's not and there has always been questions over the composition of the executive - lgcplus.com/services/healt… -
It's a bit like creating a military planning council with about 50 people who have plenty of experience of retail, finance, hospitality and telecoms whilst a handful used to be soldiers a long time ago and only one has current military experience.
X : You're a bit harsh?
Me : You are kidding? I'm the cheerleader for spend control in the whole "better for less" paper because of the need for challenge. Back then Gov IT spending was £18 - £21 billion with no-one being able to say how much. I'm being very restrained ...
Me : You are kidding? I'm the cheerleader for spend control in the whole "better for less" paper because of the need for challenge. Back then Gov IT spending was £18 - £21 billion with no-one being able to say how much. I'm being very restrained ...
... I think the PAC - publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5801/cmse… and the NAO - nao.org.uk/report/the-gov… have been very gracious and constructive in their language but this is post event, post mortem. I want to see the pre-mortem challenge.
The whole purpose of spend control was pre-mortem challenge. You learn from pre and post mortem. What I want to see is what pre-mortem challenge was there but hopefully we will get that from a public inquiry.
X : Test and trace is more than the app.
Me : And? The idea of pre and post mortem challenge still stands whether you're building an app, a railway or an aircraft carrier.
Me : And? The idea of pre and post mortem challenge still stands whether you're building an app, a railway or an aircraft carrier.
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