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Spreadsheet error delays opening of children’s hospital

October 26, 2020 By editor

An audit report has blamed a spreadsheet "copy and paste" error for cost overruns and delays at an Edinburgh children’s hospital.

A local politician called it

[…] one of the most expensive typos in history.

How many more high-profile spreadsheet failures is it going to take before we deem the inappropriate use of them to be professional malpractice?

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