Re:State of Open Source: The UK in 2021
by CodeGlitch on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @04:59PM
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Only the other day I was arguing about how good the civil service was in the UK, amongst many other great things about the UK:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28811319
A lot of people don't agree however, and they think the UK is going "down the pan".
Re:State of Open Source: The UK in 2021
by anitil on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @07:38PM
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In a similar vein I often see people complain about the NHS. Obviously it has issues, and yes sometimes it doesn't cover something you think it should. But it is world-class both in treatment and research.
Re:State of Open Source: The UK in 2021
by billyruffian on Thursday October 14, 2021 @05:18AM
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Research I grant you, but for treatment, quality is very unevenly distributed. The Welsh NHS is appalling enough that I've considered relocating to England for this reason alone.
On a different note - GOV.UK in my opinion is one of the most well-designed, practical, and useful public/government sites on the planet.
The rest of the countries needs to take a note on how to design government sites/services