Now with all the other sites which urge you to rate something, there are plans now for you to be able to rate the performance of your local GP online.
BBC NEWS | Health | Patients to rate GPs on website
Why we insist on having these "ratings" is beyond me. It is certainly not going to promote a better healthcare system and is more likely just to alienate doctors and make them consider giving up general practice. The demoralising effect the league tables have had in education being a prime example.
There is no truth in the rumour that the "rate the Government" website was shelved because web programmers struggled to find a ratings system that ranged from "staggeringly stupid" to "totally inept".
BBC NEWS | Health | Patients to rate GPs on website
Why we insist on having these "ratings" is beyond me. It is certainly not going to promote a better healthcare system and is more likely just to alienate doctors and make them consider giving up general practice. The demoralising effect the league tables have had in education being a prime example.
There is no truth in the rumour that the "rate the Government" website was shelved because web programmers struggled to find a ratings system that ranged from "staggeringly stupid" to "totally inept".