Harry Le Hermit
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A medical practice in England intended to text its patients wishes for a "very merry Christmas." Instead, the mass text told patients they had "aggressive lung cancer" that had spread and asked them to fill out a form for terminal patients.
The mass text from Askern Medical Practice in Doncaster was sent out on December 23, according to the BBC. In it, the practice says that the doctor has asked the recipient to fill out a form DS1500 – which according another U.K. hospital system is meant for people who have a terminal illness to apply for benefits. The text also tells recipients they have been diagnosed with "aggressive lung cancer with metastases."
In a second text, patients were asked to accept the center's "sincere apologies."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/askern...ssive-lung-cancer-instead-of-merry-christmas/
I'd have to wonder about the Askern Medical Practice's overall attention to detail. But then, similar stuff probably happens more frequently than we realize. Afterall, statistics indicate that 50% of doctors, are performing in the bottom half of their profession.
The mass text from Askern Medical Practice in Doncaster was sent out on December 23, according to the BBC. In it, the practice says that the doctor has asked the recipient to fill out a form DS1500 – which according another U.K. hospital system is meant for people who have a terminal illness to apply for benefits. The text also tells recipients they have been diagnosed with "aggressive lung cancer with metastases."
In a second text, patients were asked to accept the center's "sincere apologies."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/askern...ssive-lung-cancer-instead-of-merry-christmas/
I'd have to wonder about the Askern Medical Practice's overall attention to detail. But then, similar stuff probably happens more frequently than we realize. Afterall, statistics indicate that 50% of doctors, are performing in the bottom half of their profession.
