abused or or harmed‚ these include Childrens Social Care which provides support for vulnerable children‚ these include Social Workers and Family Support Workers who usually work together‚ this is called multi-agency working. They are responsible for coordinating and implementing an inter-agency child protection plan to safeguard children. Decisions will then be made regarding the action that should be taken to safeguard and protect the child or young person. They also deal with the courts if a child
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About CRAB: Credit Rating Agency of Bangladesh Limited (CRAB) was established in 2003 at the initiative of some leading personalities in private sector and institutions of the country with the commitment to contribute to the development of the capital market by providing quality ratings and comprehensive research services. CRAB was incorporated as a public limited company in 2003 and received its Certificate for Commencement of Business in the same year. In 2004‚ CRAB was granted license by the
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B.‚ & Ransom‚ S. B. (2008). The healthcare quality book: Vision‚ strategy‚ and tools. (2nd ed.). Health Administration Press: Chicago‚ IL. Quality Improvement Processes and Approaches “Form follows function‚” a concept founded in the field of architecture‚ describes the importance of understanding what you want to do before you determine how you are going to do it. The premise behind the principle also applies when an organization is deciding what quality improvement process or approach
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ACCOUNTING REGULATORY AGENCIES Introduction Accounting standards are needed so that financial statements will fairly and consistently describe financial performance. Without standards‚ users of financial statements would need to learn the accounting rules of each company‚ and comparisons between companies would be difficult. Numerous accounting bodies govern the accounting environment and accommodate the success of a business. The four main financial governing bodies include
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resources. Cost and Care in the US Kovner and Knickman (2011‚ p.280) suggested that health economist in the US used various methods to the measured value created by healthcare‚ the standard measure is the quality adjusted life years (QALY). The two factors whose product results in the QALY are 1) measure of the patient’s quality of life on a scale where 0.0 is essentially death‚ and the 1.0 is perfect health‚ and 2) the number of years the treatment
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13(2)‚ 155–163 Multi-agency working in services for disabled children: what impact does it have Blackwell Publishing‚ Ltd. on professionals? David Abbott LLB Hons‚ M.Phil‚ M Soc Sc‚ Ruth Townsley BA Hons‚ PhD and Debby Watson BA Hons‚ MSc‚ CQSW Norah Fry Research Centre‚ University of Bristol‚ UK Correspondence David Abbott Norah Fry Research Centre University of Bristol 3 Priory Road‚ Bristol‚ BS8 1TX E-mail: d.abbott@bristol.ac.uk Abstract Whilst agencies in many sectors have been
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NSA REPORT The NSA stands for National Security Agency. It’s the main producer and manager of signals intelligence for the United States government. Basically‚ it spies on people 24/7. Every time people blink‚ they know it. In short‚ they know our personal lives. They know your deepest‚ inner thoughts. They are hearing your most private conversations. There was this one incident with a girl whose web-cam kept turning on when she remembered turning it off. Every time she turned it off‚ it
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ABSTRACT REDUCING HEALTHCARE COSTS THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HOSPITAL-GOVERNED DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS Healthcare costs in the United States are on a continual rise with no relief on the horizon. As the population ages and lifestyles differ from one individual to the next‚ healthcare third party payers such as commercial insurance plans‚ employee health benefit plans‚ the Medicare program and state Medicaid programs are searching for strategies to lower the costs associated with
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many nursing situations. Nursing needs to try to meet the patient’s immediate needs as quickly as possible (Fawcett‚ 2005). This theory may be related to the incident of falls. Falls continue to be an issue throughout healthcare. It has reached the level of concern to where agencies will no longer pay for complications received from a falls. If the patient is visited prior to the level of discomfort of the patient‚ the crisis intervention will not be needed. This theory would also decrease the need
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Agency theory Kenya has 62 micro-finance NGO’s. They have demonstrated that micro-business lending in Kenya is feasible‚ and that small borrowers do pay. They have pioneered new product types and innovations and some are moving toward sustainability. The microfinance NGO’s have played an important part in moving government toward recognition of the small borrower and have been instrumental in advancing the cause of the proposed Micro-Finance Bill. Small borrowers and the informal sector form a
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