Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS White paper briefing‚ July 2010 The Secretary of State for Health‚ Andrew Lansley‚ has set out the government’s plans to reform the NHS in England. The plans‚ documented in a new white paper entitled ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS’‚ state that more power will be given to patients and professionals in the design and delivery of health and social care. This briefing outlines a summary of the key reforms. Please note‚ some terms which require further
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F&B at NH Hotels Together with well-known chefs Ferrán Adrià and Paco Roncero NH developed new innovative F&B concepts such as nhube‚ Fast Good and Estado Puro. Nhube: This new space‚ which acts as a restaurant and reading room‚ living room and a bar-cafeteria at the same time‚ is perceived to act as a multifunctional space destined to please both business clients as well as infrequent visiting clients not staying in the hotel. In this modern and flexible atmosphere‚ with varying lighting
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NHS IT PROJECT REPORT Introduction In 2002‚ the IT project for the National Health Service (NHS) was officially launched with the investment accumulated up to over 12 billion pounds. At that time this scheme was considered one of the most giant and oldest outstanding IT projects in the world. The purpose of the project was to considerably improve NHS service and patient care. Using the advantages of Information Technology system‚ the ideal was to transfer
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effective or ineffective business administration. © Cranfield School of Management Supply Chain Management in the NHS du Jim frowned deeply as he strode down the corridor. He had just left a meeting with the Chief Executive of Morecambe Bay Hospitals NHS Trust about the latest Cost Improvement Programme. As manager of the Supplies Department‚ Jim’s target was to help save 2.5% of the nonpay expenditure budgeted for supplies in the new financial year. Whilst they had made savings close to this figure in
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Barilla Case Study 1. What are the reasons for the increase in variability in Barilla’s supply chain? The supply chain of Barilla is highly variable because of a number of reasons. One of the major reasons is the fact that the distribution network for the firm is complicated because of the involvement of middlemen who make the supply chain longer and complex. In order to have adequate supplies‚ the firm depends on forecasting models‚ which are improper‚ rather than depending on the distributors
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To: NHS Litigation Authority‚ Re: Chandler Bing v Friends Health NHS Foundation Trust Dear Sir/ Madam‚ Thank you for your referral of the case concerning Mr. Chandler Bing’s missed fracture scaphoid bone received on 31 August 2010. The following is the Letter of Advice to the NHSLA concerning the above-mentioned case. The Claimant: 1. The Claimant was born on 8 April 1969. As a result of the events referred to in their particulars of claim the claimant is now represented by Bloomingdale
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oil price rises sharply. * U.S. businesses expect future profits to fall. a. Explain for each event whether it changes short-run aggregate supply‚ long-run aggregate supply‚ aggregate demand‚ or some combination of them. A deep recession in the world economy decreases aggregate demand. A sharp rise in oil prices decreases short-run aggregate supply. The expectation of lower future profits decreases investment and decreases aggregate demand. b. Explain the separate effects of each event on U
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Service (NHS) The NHS stands for the National Health Service‚ which provides healthcare for all UK citizens based on their need for healthcare rather than their ability to pay for it. It is fully funded by full-time workers taxes. The aim of the health service is to ensure that anyone can receive the medical care they need‚ regardless of their age‚ circumstances or financial situation. Advantages * To meet the needs of everyone * To be free at the point of delivery * The NHS provides
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CHAPTER 3 Supply Chain Drivers and Metrics LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading this chapter‚ you will be able to: I. Identify the major drivers of supply chain performance. 2. Discuss the role of each driver in creating strategic fit between the supply chain strategy and the competitive strategy. 3. Detine the key metrics that track the performance of the supply chain in terms of each driver. In this chapter‚ we introduce the three logistical drivers-facilities‚ inventory‚ and transportation-and
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Labour Supply Labour supply can be defined as the availability of suitable human resources in a particular labour market. The suitable human resource would be the one not only with the required skills for a particular job but also it must be willing and able to work at the existing wage rate. Labour market is similar to commodity market with the difference of labour (human resource) being demanded and supplied at a particular price (wage).Labour supply is frequently represented graphically by
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