Data Sharing Review

David Hansen ukcrypto at chiark.greenend.org.uk
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:40:50 +0100


On 18 Jul 2008 at 10:52, Wendy M. Grossman wrote:

> Perhaps the medical people here could say whether it's right to be 
> concerned that staff may get used to believing whatever's in the 
> centralized record rather than checking for themselves?

I don't think this is a problem specific to any sector.

In general less able staff are more likely to believe what a computer 
says. That is for a host of reasons to do with expectations, culture, 
responsibility and so on.




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  David Hansen, Edinburgh 
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