Costing in the National Health Service – from reporting to managing Introduction According to the report, The National Health Services (NHS) was faced with challenges of transforming its services to patient-centered organization. The main goal behind this was to cut its cost of operation by £20 billion within a span of two years as from 2011 to 2014. In this regard, Healthcare Service management to offer effective and efficient is one of the challenging phenomenon. As a result of challenges that have been faced, NHS has been implementing and developing solutions such as adopting Patient –Level Information and Costing Systems (PLICS). Conversely, Monitor has been initiating its preferred solution of adopting Service Line Reporting (SLR) which has been supported by patient level data. According to CIMA recently contacted survey, it has revealed that more than 70% of NHS trusts have responded positively by adopting PLICS and SLR strategy in their daily operations. Besides, other sources such as consultation from management accountants, senior organizational managers and external venders like software suppliers has indicated that, efforts are being made to implement PLICS…
Cultural Diffusion in the Hellenistic Empire Introduction The Hellenistic empire was a period of cultural spreading and revolution. Hellenistic period alludes to a timeframe overwhelmed by a combination of Greek language and customs with the culture of the Near East. This brought about changes within mainstream perspectives on religion. It should be perceived that before the Hellenistic time, there was information on other religion among the cultures of the Mediterranean, and many believed their polytheistic religions to be elucidations dependent on similar strict gods and goddesses. Despite the maintenance of traditional faiths, traditional religion lacked sufficient number feeling unfulfilled and troubled, going to various ways of religious worship and multiple forms of thinking. The monotheistic religion of the Jews additionally assumed a job in Hellenistic culture. Enduring from the passing of Alexander the Great to the establishment of the Roman Empire, the Hellenistic period saw the universal diffusion of Greek progress. So incredible was this dissemination that the traditional differentiation among Greek and barbarian broke up. Eventually, Rome hardened this diffusion by unifying Greek thoughts, including Stoic diversity that got…
Undergraduate Uni Application Personal Statement My interest in science dates back in high school where I excelled in maths, physics, biology and chemistry. After my higher level, I am pursuing courses in advanced higher maths, higher business management, higher economics and national five computing science since they were not available in high school. Maths concepts and logic underlie functionality of practically every process in our lives. Throughout my childhood travels, all living things have fascinated me since I have had the chance to encounter various natural wonders in different parts of the world. Nature has inspired my imagination, and the application diversity of maths has intrigued me; hence, I want to study them in-depth. The precision of maths and biology-related subject suits my nature. I like understanding complex information in detail and the pleasurable challenges of solving problems. I have enjoyed studying maths at a higher level, most notably S2 application of maths, algebra and logic. I have been trying to prepare for pure maths and sciences problems to refine my skills to ensure that I am ready for my…
The Ethics of Global Drug Pricing Introduction The questions concerning the ethics of drug pricing are practically a new topic. In March 2005, is when discussions commenced publicly when several articles such as “The Economist” raised questions concerning this topic. It asked why is there overpricing of drugs? Are there no substitutes? These discussions have resulted in too many Americans ask themselves today: are these drugs-related organizations putting profits into considerations ahead of individuals? What is lawfully allowed is not consistently ethical business practices, particularly in the circumstance of acquiring benefits from healthcare. Law tells groups or an individual what rights they possess; ethics indicate the right actions to take. The public has put more attention on the provision of healthcare than to the business side, taking into consideration the ethics of healthcare at large. This is a trend that has started changing, as pharmaceutical institutions involve themselves in questionable activities with no outcomes for extended periods (Weber 6). Step 1 The ethics that are primarily discussed in the case concerning drug pricing are the pricing, price discrimination, price-fixing, price…
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF FAHRENEIT 451 Bloom, Harold, ed. Fahrenheit 451. Infobase Publishing, 2007. The Character Guy Montag in the fiction novel Fahrenheit 451 is a fireman who is burning books in a futuristic city situated in United States. In this setting the fireman lights fire instead of putting off lighting fire. The individuals that exist in this society are not concerned with reading of books, enjoying of nature. They usually prefer spending their spare time by themselves and are also independent thinkers. The members of this community cannot have meaningful and constructive dialogues. The individuals that exist in this futuristic city are very fast drivers and spend most of their time watching television and listening to music on their radios. They eyes are always glued on wall size television sets and ears plugged on “seashell radio”. In the literature, Guy Montag meets a 17 year old young girl who is called Clarisse McClellan. Miss McClellan is able to make the fireman come to realization of emptiness existing in his life through innocent deep questions. This innocent young lady has unique…
Code of ethics policy analysis The policy chosen The Code of ethics policy outlines the ethical strategies that govern behaviour and decision in the organization (Zelmer, 2018). The policy describes how employees should behave, guidance for handling safety, harassment and conflicts of interest. Target population Code of ethics policy targets healthcare staffs on how employees should act to the patients. With the complexity of health care, evolving industry, high-risk, it’s not possible for any hospital to write enough policies to cover all situations in the hospital. Its therefore suitable to adopt a code of ethics policy which helps in determining behaviors, principles types and ethics employees should demonstrate in different situations (Berten & Leisering, 2016). Social issue alleviated The organizational culture can’t be written in a document but can be codified and put such words to the culture of respect, fairness, honesty, compliance and accountability that the organization aims to upgrade. Creating culture accountability in healthcare begins with leadership and drops to the staffs at every level. The policy will help the organization to concentrate on shared purpose and make…
Demarcation and Cooper’s Aims of Science Science education is a vital building block in the process of acquiring knowledge by a child. The inborn curiosity and desire to understand causes a child to be very inquisitive where they have exposure to new things and the environment. Children share some common characteristics with the real scientists. A scientist will seek to understand and explore new facts and theories that govern the world. A child will also find out and question why things are the way they are thus borrowing some traits that are common with the scientists. This is contrary to how high school students perceive science education. The students are not inquisitive and do not desire to comprehend concepts. The aim of cramming information and concepts instead of understanding the concepts. Memorizing concepts is what the high school students do in their attempt to apply the version of the scientific method. Memorizing of chunks of concepts greatly kills the creativity of the students. I would argue that the transformation of the scientific method by encouraging the practical application of knowledge…
Ethics in the Digital Age Part 1: Freedom of Expression, copyright, and Censorship Changes in technology have resulted in a shift in freedom of expression, censorship, and copyright. Online platforms promoted information sharing and changed the traditional way where people feared or lacked an avenue to air their views and opinions freely. Issues arise as to the extent that freedom of expression should be promoted and how to prevent the misuse of online platforms (HRC, 2018). Should social media companies self regulate the content, or should regulations be used to check the actions of social media users? The works of trolls complicate freedom of speech since users engaged each other on heated arguments resulting in discord through inflammatory and off-topic messages. This policy deals with the theme of trolls and ethical issues in the freedom of expression, copyright, and censorship. Ethical Issues Freedom of expression is a right enjoyed by citizens. It allows them to air their views and opinions and criticize some of the malpractices that are against the norms of a democratic society. Online platforms have promoted such…
Ethics Case The R&D division of Piqua Chemical Corp. has just developed a chemical for sterilizing the vicious Brazilian “killer bees” which are invading Mexico and the southern United States. The president of the company is anxious to get the chemical on the market to boost the company’s profits. He believes his job is in jeopardy because of decreasing sales and profits. The company has an opportunity to sell this chemical in Central American countries, where the laws are much more relaxed than in the United States. The director of Piqua’s R&D division strongly recommends further testing in the laboratory for side-effects of this chemical on other insects, birds, animals, plants, and even humans. He cautions the president, “We could be sued from all sides if the chemical has tragic side-effects that we didn’t even test for in the labs.” The president answers, “We can’t wait an additional year for your lab tests. We can avoid losses from such lawsuits by establishing a separate wholly owned corporation to shield Piqua Corp. from such lawsuits. We can’t lose any…
Ethics angle What advantages do U.S companies gain by incorporating in Bermuda? There are several reasons why business people and companies incorporate in Bermuda. Incorporating in Bermuda has the following advantages: Ease of registration The process of applying to form a Limited Liability Company (LLC) is straightforward, just as the process of forming a Bermuda company. Instead of filling a Certificate of Formation with a Memorandum of Association, it is filled with the Registrar of Companies. The essential LLC agreement, which controls the LLC, can be made and implemented at a later date. This gives entrepreneurs a timely chance to incorporate, even as they finalize their business structure. Affordability The registration, as well as annual fees for a company incorporated in Bermuda, are based on the given capital interests. The money paid for as legal fees related to form an LLC will be dependent on how complex the LLC agreement is. All these factors make the LLC attractive and accessible to firms of all sizes aiming at majoring in the LLC structure. Business operation in Bermuda For all purposes and…