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NHS sharing information

'I asked my GP if we could opt out of the centrally stored computerised health records, because I dont like the idea of them being searchable under "secondary uses". But my GP's admin staff treated...'

Read more (written 15th Apr). No responses yet.
Whitehall Switchboard

'The central Whitehall switchboard 020 7217 3000 is way way better than it was, and works pretty well generally. But man when it goes wrong it looks bad from the customer end, and it?s a classic case of CRM-disempowered...'

Read more (written 15th Apr). No responses yet.
Every time I drive up the A3 now I feel...

Every time I drive up the A3 now I feel like a suspect because of these ugly yellow average speed cameras which record number plates. I dont know who put them there, what data they record and for how long etc. Read more (written 27th Apr). No responses yet.

.. whenever the police stopped a cyclist...

.. whenever the police stopped a cyclist for jumping a red light, they checked the frame number to see if it was reported as stolen?

Read more (written 12th May). No responses yet.
When I joined the Police in the 1960s...

When I joined the Police in the 1960s virtually everybody worked straight,simple 8 hour shifts.Thus the same number of officers using the same equipment patrolled the same area/poulation for the same length of time...

Read more (written 18th May). No responses yet.
Planning applications......letters are...

Planning applications......letters are sent out to adjacent and surrounding properties requesting a "yes" or a "no" to the planning request. People can comment by logging on to the web site etc...

Read more (written 19th May). No responses yet.
The Child Tax contact line (in fact ...

The Child Tax contact line (in fact all benefit contact numbers) should be a free-phone number for all. It should also change the call-waiting message to advise that you need to have your & partner's NI nos ...

Read more (written 24th May). No responses yet.
telephone numbers were repeated in automated...

telephone numbers were repeated in automated messages. I recently called the DVLA to get my reminder resent and after walking through the telephone system I reached the answer "we can't help you here, please...

Read more (written 24th May). No responses yet.
Public service communications by email/mobile phone rather than letters!

Peopl could request that Public services communicated with them by telephone or email (not by letter).

I am a young professional. I rent, and in the past 6 years I have lived in 4 different shared houses/flats...

Read more (written 29th May). No responses yet.
DVLA specific possible improvement

This is aimed at the DVLA specifically

When I changed my Car I had my 1st personalised Number plate. The dealer advised me it costs £80 to transfer the plate from my old car to my new car. I filled in the...

Read more (written 4th Jun). No responses yet.
Wouldn't be good if the huge contracts...

Wouldn't be good if the huge contracts tendered by the local council, NHS etc, were voted for the public instead of closed committees. The different service 'pitches' could be televised on local tv, ...

Read more (written 5th Jun). No responses yet.
If each council published the number...

If each council published the number of people who ended up in prison and if they reduce the number the Prison service gives them a refund to spend on improving local re-integration programmes. This would save ...

Read more (written 8th Jun). No responses yet.
Why does Companies House use an awful third-party payment system that hoovers up personal data?

Why does Companies House use a horrid third-party payment provider that asks me for my email address and mobile phone number?

Wouldn't it be better if they had their own payments system that was built ...

Read more (written 21st Jul). No responses yet.
I proudly possess two CRB Certificates...

I proudly possess two CRB Certificates. One for my work and one because I'm a Governor of a local Primary School. No change in my circumstances but I'm told the school couldn't accept my existing certificate...

Read more (written 3rd Aug). No responses yet.
student finance wales - based in scotland...

student finance wales - based in scotland, no enquiries telphone number and no website access for disabled student to register........... have had to go through the MP to get a form for finance! what a waste of ...

Read more (written 24th Aug). No responses yet.


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