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How Bureaucracy kills

A woman's body has been discovered in a rarely used stairwell at a hospital where a female patient went missing more than two weeks ago, officials said.

This woman died because someone said it was "Not my Job" to check that stairwell. What Bureaucracy does is provide insulation from complaints. More rules, more people, and more layers between the people doing the job and those making the rules. The harder it is to file a complaint the fewer complaints you get. Governments learned this a long time ago, and Hospitals are following suit.