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Paul_Treloar_AgeUK
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Elliot Kent - 11 October 2016 10:11 AM

The IT changes needed are expected to be completed by the end of 2017./

How is this a 15 month IT project? Is that a typo?

Yes, he meant to say 2027, they’re trying to be more realistic about how swiftly their IT transformations actually take these days…..

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Paul_Treloar_AgeUK - 11 October 2016 10:43 AM
Elliot Kent - 11 October 2016 10:11 AM

The IT changes needed are expected to be completed by the end of 2017./

How is this a 15 month IT project? Is that a typo?

Yes, he meant to say 2027, they’re trying to be more realistic about how swiftly their IT transformations actually take these days…..

I would guess that this broadly translates as them recognising that IT changes will need to be made and then battle commences as to whether that’s done in-house or externally. Who knows, there may even be a beta testing period :)

Mind you, if there was, the whole thing will never get off the ground!

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Paul_Treloar_AgeUK - 11 October 2016 08:56 AM
1964 - 11 October 2016 08:40 AM

I was worried she might be relapsing again.

I’ve seen this happen. People who were stable as a table for a long time receive ESA50 or PIP conversion letter, decompensate and end up back in hospital.

Good old DLA would have had it covered. PIP, less so…