Why did PHE run software that was 10+ years out of date?
They were avoiding spending money on software rental which might be £50 / £100 per year.
How much did the mis-counting, lack of tracing, more infections in the 2 /3 weeks -£millions.
The NHS IT is a guddle - they pay IT staff on admin scales - not on Professional Scales.
They lack IT knowledge and farm out contracts without the oversight needed. Then cut corners, fail to upgrade software & hardware and then when needed the systems cannot cope.
The original PHE software, March 2020, for track and trace, must have been PC based as it could only cope with tens or at best hundreds rather than potentially millions of cases/ contacts
PHE are advertising for a Senior IT Data person - Salary £36K to £46K - the requirements were extensive and so a person would need to be well qualified & with say 15 years+ experience. A commercial company would pay £60K-£70K at least and a lot more in the SE.
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