Essays Tagged: "National Health Service"

Community Care of the Elderly in Northern Ireland and Great Britain

demonstrated the need for individual care plans service flexibility for the four sectors. The NHS (National Health Service) and Community Care Act (1990) made local authorities and Social Services re ... ncluding those from poorer socio-economic circumstances to use health care servicesBeliefs that the National Health Service is so busy and health professionals are so overworked that people should onl ...

(9 pages) 265 3 3.8 Jan/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

A essay to study the text 'An Inspector Calls' by J. B. Priestly

tribution of wealth and resources. This is the opposite of what Birling wanted and was.There was no National Health Service (NHS) to help people who couldn't afford health care (Eva Smith). There was ...

(8 pages) 32 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Decisions on whether to outsource services such as payroll accounting and systems development are much like make-or-buy decisions.

of out-sourced services? Could it be cost effective for your organization to outsource.In 2003 the National Health Service actual clinical headcount, including ancillary staff in primary and secondar ... UK, employing 2% of the total population (5). If consideration is given to the additional staff the National Health Service outsourced to, in terms of waste management, IT, sterilizing services, cater ...

(4 pages) 124 0 5.0 Aug/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Analyze the usefullness of having access to the DIPEx website.

However, by 2001, the majority of these services no longer existed, but had been absorbed into the national NHS Direct service (Section 2, Topic 2, Page 5).Ruth (Section 2, Topic 2) wanted to return ...

(7 pages) 34 0 3.0 Sep/2005

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Why and How is Community Care to be Promoted?

that institutionalization, as it aims to help people live in their own community. According to the National Health Service and Community Care Act of 1990 in England,"Community care means providing th ... ://www.kubatana.net/html/archive/chiyou/041112sm.asp?sector=CHIYOUhttp://www.aarp.org/research/international/perspectives/oct_05_procare.htmlhttp://www.wikipedia.orgHill, M. Understanding Social Polic ...

(5 pages) 62 0 3.5 Mar/2007

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

NHS, Strategic Growth and Plans for the Future

se. Paramount significance is given to patients and patients are therefore the highest priority.The National Health Service or NHS as it is more commonly known was set up on the 5th July 1948 to provi ... al needs regardless of patients monetary circumstances. Secondly, collective funding of NHS through national taxation is the most effectual way to ensure that quality health care is available to all o ...

(19 pages) 374 1 5.0 Apr/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Accounting and Financing For Managers

gh are not accounting standards in their own right, they work on the basis of best practice.3.8International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC), Set up in 1973 the IASC's purpose was to give unanim ... e set out in the Accountable Officers' Memorandum issued by the Department of Health (2003a).4.2The National Health Service (NHS) Act of 1977 requires the Directors to prepare accounts for each financ ...

(28 pages) 282 1 4.6 Jun/2007

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

The Whitlam Dismissal 1975

de several radical movements such bringing in legislation giving equal pay to women, establishing a national health service free to all, doubling spending on education and abolishing university fees, ... es, pensions and unemployment benefits, ending censorship and replacing "God Save the Queen" as the national anthem with "Advance Australia Fair." These controversial actions were seen as reckless and ...

(7 pages) 24 0 3.0 Aug/2007

Subjects: History Term Papers > Australian History

CONTEMPORY ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH: HIV

helped in this regard (McCulloch, G.F. and Boxer, J. 2000).In 1999, the government produced its new National Service Framework for Mental Health, which focuses on the mental health requirements of all ... ckle inequalities and meet the special needs all peoples and ethnic groups within the UK. The seven national standards set out in this framework were founded on research and evidence gathered by an in ...

(18 pages) 267 0 3.6 Nov/2007

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Reorganisation of the nhs

THE REORGANISATION OF THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE This paper is concerned with the major changes, which have taken place in th ... long list of health issues, this list would include macro questions such as the relationship of the National Health Service (NHS) to broader policies which might affect the health of the population an ... lic expenditure. Finally, political promises were made to reduce the share of public expenditure in National Income, to curtail the range of functions being performed by government, whilst also seekin ...

(11 pages) 119 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Identify, and evaluate the different types of property income taxes?

s over time. Taxes are raised by the Government to pay services and welfare such as: Education, the National Health Service, National Defence and infrastructure development and maintenance. The UK Gov ... s. The other department deals with Income tax, Corporation tax, Capital Gains tax, Inheritance tax, National Insurance contributions and many other taxes including Stamp Duty.This assignment will cons ...

(13 pages) 43 0 3.7 Feb/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Accounting

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of moving the NHS from public sector to private sector

The National Health Service (NHS) is a state run entity set up by the Labour government after 1948 as pa ...

(5 pages) 59 0 0.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Professional Practice in Context District Nursing Degree

nt announced its, NSR (2008) Headed by Lord Darzi, it reiterated the way forward for a 21st century National Health Service (NHS) which is clinically driven, patient centered and responsive to local c ... the health gaps identified in Our Healthier Nation (DH 1998) The NHS Plan (DH 2000) and subsequent National Service Frameworks (DH, 2001a) with the emphasis on addressing inequalities in health.In re ...

(19 pages) 148 0 4.3 Jan/2009

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Why did the economic growth of the post-war 'Golden Years' come to an end in the mid-1970s?

sult, science and technology were developing in fast pace during this period, that changed the international economy pattern greatly, which made an important impact on capitalist economy. During this ... ears. The postwar consensus can be characterized as the Keynesian economy, a mixed economy with the nationalization of major industries, the establishment of the National Health Service and the creati ...

(7 pages) 29 0 3.0 Mar/2009

Subjects: History Term Papers > European History

The Impact Of Global Financial Crisis On The United Kingdom

The impact of the National Health Service on the United KingdomIntroductionThis report will look at the National Healt ... cant part of welfare from the past to now.The most spectacular feature of the welfare state was the National Health Service (NHS) introduced by Bevan in 1946, and coming into effect in July 1948 (Morg ... S) introduced by Bevan in 1946, and coming into effect in July 1948 (Morgan 2000). The ideal of the National Health Service was that all citizens could get medical and dental services for free, such a ...

(31 pages) 11 0 0.0 Nov/2011

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

In this report we will speak about the NHS IT system, we have to describe and explain this megaproject. What is a megaproject? what could be the reasons of failure ? the evaluation of the risk management ? and give some recommendations 

ome recommendation.�Project summary and scopeFirst of all we have to describe the history of National Health Service. This unit created in 1948 in United Kingdom -by the National Health Service ... on on patient records.So in 2002, the Ministers launched the most extensive IT programme named "The National Programme For IT in the NHS". Implementation of this program was planned over ten years. Th ...

(13 pages) 1 0 0.0 Mar/2013

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

project management of the nhs system in uk. Mega project, failure, why ?

t execution 12Control 12Conclusion 13Recommendation 13References 14�IntroductionIn 1948, the National Health Service was launched in the United Kingdom. This organisation provides all the diffe ... g in the British society. Indeed, an ex-minister of economy, Nigel Lawson, said that NHS is like a "national religion".In this report we will talk about the "£12 billion NHS computer scheme proj ...

(10 pages) 3 0 0.0 Apr/2013

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

NHS Services Megaproject What the project is talking about? How the project fits into Project Management?

ion 12Control 12Conclusion 13Recommendation 13References 14��IntroductionIn 1948, the National Health Service was launched in the United Kingdom. This organisation provides all the diffe ... g in the British society. Indeed, an ex-minister of economy, Nigel Lawson, said that NHS is like a "national religion".In this report we will talk about the "£12 billion NHS computer scheme proj ...

(10 pages) 4 0 0.0 Apr/2013

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management

Primary Source Analysis- George Orwell’s the Lion and the Unicorn

d of 2013 as the England of 1840 had with the one of 1941; maybe even less. An empire has fallen, a National Health Service adopted. Yet there are still some identifiable characteristics that define t ... are still some identifiable characteristics that define the English people. To what extent do these national characteristics define us, and define our politics? George Orwell's 1941 essay The Lion and ...

(3 pages) 0 0 0.0 Apr/2013

Subjects: History Term Papers > World History > World War II