Statistically speaking...

I heard two fascinating facts this week:

First, the monetary value of friends and family who care for loved ones at home.  At 87,000,000,000 - that's eighty seven billion pounds - it's worth more than the entire National Health Service budget.

Secondly, the amount of time that the Government's somewhat ill-fated Patient Records System will take to implement. I'm told it will occupy the equivalent of sixty thousand nurses for life...