If a person cannot read or write cursive, are they "functionally illiterate?"

[Emrys]

62. Speaking for myself, it's not that we don't understand, we just don't agree.

In a safety-critical environment, why on earth are you placing reliance on scribbled notes in this day and age? If people's health and lives are at risk, what sort of setup relies on such a predictable point of failure?

Communication has at least two parties: the sender and the receiver(s). If communication is indecipherable, it's not good enough to be arguing the toss afterwards - even as far as in law courts - about who's in the wrong. Respond to errors and change ways of working accordingly.

And having witnessed much medical handwriting - often a mystery even to very seasoned pharmacists who have to raise queries - the mind boggles at professional complacency about this issue.