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Northern Ireland Audit Office Report By The Comptroller And Auditor General For Northern Ireland Department Of Health And Social Services
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Author :Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts Publisher :Stationery Office ISBN 13 :9780215025777 Total Pages :39 pages Book Rating :4.0/5 (257 download)
Book Synopsis The use of operating theatres in Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social Services by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts
Download or read book The use of operating theatres in Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social Services written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts and published by Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-10-04 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite some improvement in theatre utilisation, waiting lists and the length of time which patients have to wait for treatment in Northern Ireland remain the worst in the UK. Using operating theatres to their optimum could directly contribute to their reduction. Following on from a Northern Ireland Audit Office report (HCP 552, session 2002-03; ISBN 0102924333) published in April 2003, the Committee's report examines options for maximising operating theatre capacity and reducing waiting lists; better theatre management and control; and the shortage of theatre staff and the limited availability of beds.
Book Synopsis Governance Issues in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment's Former Local Enterprise Development Unit in Relation to the Establishment and Oversight of the Emerging Business Trust Loan and Venture Funds by : Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Audit Office
Download or read book Governance Issues in the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment's Former Local Enterprise Development Unit in Relation to the Establishment and Oversight of the Emerging Business Trust Loan and Venture Funds written by Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-02-09 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report examines major weaknesses in the part played by the former Local Enterprise Development Unit (LEDU) in the establishment and oversight of the Emerging Business Trust (EBT). The ETB was created in 1996 with funds of £3 million provided by the International Fund for Ireland and £0.75 million by LEDU, mainly administering a loan fund. In 2000 EBT also established a venture fund, with a total funding of £0.6 million. EBT voluntarily ceased to carry on business in April 2005, and a liquidator was appointed to wind up the affairs of both the loan and venture funds. Invest Northern Ireland (a development agency which assumed the responsibilities of LEDU in 2002) carried out an investigation, which identified a long list of failings: conflicts of interest, especially involving a LEDU board member who was also a partner in MTF Chartered Accountants who were the managing agents of both funds; LEDU's failure to follow its own procedures; normal public sector rules on competitive tendering were not followed; a high level of bad debt (£1.1 million was written off); insufficient monitoring by LEDU. NIAO finds that many of these failings show non-observance of the Public Accounts Committee's recommendations in its report "The proper conduct of public business" (HC 154, 8th report session 1993-94). The poor standards of administration fell far below the normal standards operating elsewhere in the Northern Ireland public sector. Invest Northern Ireland and the Department have undertaken a number of actions and current corporate governance arrangements are very different. NIAO believes there are lessons of relevance here to the wider public sector.
Book Synopsis Decentralizing The Civil Service by : Rhodes, R.A. W.
Download or read book Decentralizing The Civil Service written by Rhodes, R.A. W. and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2003-02-01 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors also explore two controversial propositions. First they ask whether Britain is moving from the unitory, strong executive of the "Westminster model" to a "differentiated polity" characterized by institutional fragmentation. Second, they consider whether an unintended consequence of recent changes is a 'hollowing out of the state'. Is the British executive losing functions downwards to devolved governments and special-purpose bodies and outwards to regional offices and agencies with a resulting loss of central capacity? Substantial empirical data (both quantitative and qualitative) has been amassed here in order to give answers to these questions.
Book Synopsis Dismantling the NHS? by : Exworthy, Mark
Download or read book Dismantling the NHS? written by Exworthy, Mark and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2016-07-28 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an in-depth analysis of the NHS reforms ushered in by UK Coalition Government under the 2012 Health and Social Care Act, arguably the most extensive reforms ever introduced in the NHS. Contributions from leading researchers from the UK, the US and New Zealand examine the reforms in the contexts of national health policy, commissioning and service provision, governance and others. Collectively, the chapters presents a broader assessment of the trajectory of health reforms in the context of marketisation, the rise of health consumerism and the revelation of medical scandals. This is essential reading for those studying the NHS, those who work in it, and those who seek to gain a better understanding of this key public service.
Book Synopsis Progress Towards Devolution in Northern Ireland During the 2005 Parliament by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee
Download or read book Progress Towards Devolution in Northern Ireland During the 2005 Parliament written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Northern Ireland Affairs Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Progress towards devolution in Northern Ireland during the 2005 Parliament : Seventh report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal minutes, oral and written Evidence
Book Synopsis OECD Public Governance Reviews Northern Ireland (United Kingdom): Implementing Joined-up Governance for a Common Purpose by : OECD
Download or read book OECD Public Governance Reviews Northern Ireland (United Kingdom): Implementing Joined-up Governance for a Common Purpose written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2016-07-06 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Northern Ireland is currently undertaking public administration reforms. This report highlights areas where Northern Ireland possesses strengths upon which to build reforms and suggests actions for the future.
Book Synopsis Northern Ireland's Waste Management Strategy by : Northern Ireland Audit Office
Download or read book Northern Ireland's Waste Management Strategy written by Northern Ireland Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-06-23 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Northern Ireland's total waste generation is estimated at 20 million tonnes per year. This report reviews the action being taken by the Department of the Environment and the Environment and Heritage Service to tackle Northern Ireland's waste problem. It examines the degree to which the legislative framework has kept pace with EU requirements; the comprehensiveness of the waste management strategy; the extent to which the strategy has been implemented; and the progress to date.
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Book Synopsis Palliative Care Nursing: Principles and Evidence for Practice by : Catherine Walshe
Download or read book Palliative Care Nursing: Principles and Evidence for Practice written by Catherine Walshe and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2018-05-18 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can nurses do to support those receiving palliative care? How do you ensure clear communication and maintain patients’ and families’ preferences? Palliative Care Nursing is essential reading for nursing students, professional nurses and other health and social care professionals providing supportive and palliative care to those with advanced illness or who are towards the end of life. This third edition of the acclaimed textbook has been extensively revised and examines important research studies, key debates around care and strategies to advance palliative care nursing. In four sections, the book covers key elements of nursing practice towards the end of life: • Defining the palliative care patient • Providing palliative nursing care • Caring around the time of death • Challenging issues in palliative care nursing Leading authors address contemporary issues and explore how to provide high quality person-centred palliative care, encouraging application to practice through exercises and case studies. Chapters completely reworked or new for this edition include those on communication, living with uncertainty, bereavement care, the costs of caring, nurses’ decision-making and capacity, and palliative care worldwide. The clarity of evidence presented and coverage of a diverse range of topics make this the foundational textbook for all studying palliative care at pre-registration level, postgraduate level or as part of CPD study. With a foreword by last edition editor, Professor Sheila Payne, Lancaster University, UK. ‘I welcome this third edition of Palliative Care Nursing and congratulations to the new team who have provided us with a dynamic and innovative development of a core text for palliative nursing practice. As the largest workforce in palliative care, and given the changing face of clinical practice for nurses, including increased educational opportunity and expanding roles and responsibilities, this book is timely in its focus on critical issues which frame and scope the reality of palliative care and the nursing contribution to that discipline. The learning exercises, in particular, offer tools for educators and clinicians to reflect on practice and understand new ways of knowing in palliative care. It will be an excellent resource for nursing, both in the UK and Ireland and to the wider international audience, having drawn on the breadth of global nursing expertise to bring this book together’. Philip Larkin, Professor of Clinical Nursing (Palliative Care), University College Dublin and Our Lady’s Hospice and Care Services, Dublin, Ireland; President, European Association for Palliative Care ‘This is a book of substance that captures the current status of palliative nursing, including the values and research evidence that underpin it. The changing nature of palliative nursing as an evidence-based specialism is balanced with practical skills and insights from experts, and also considers the needs of those working with, or concerned about, the dying person’s well-being. It covers a range of challenging issues as well as drawing on the wisdom of those who actually undertake this work on a daily basis. I hope that students and practitioners from all disciplines will find this a useful resource to understand the art and craft of good palliative nursing’. Professor Daniel Kelly, Fellow of the Royal College of Nursing and Royal College of Nursing Chair of Nursing Research, Cardiff University, UK
Book Synopsis Sessional Index for Session ... by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Download or read book Sessional Index for Session ... written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Absenteeism in Northern Ireland councils 2009-10 by : Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Audit Office
Download or read book Absenteeism in Northern Ireland councils 2009-10 written by Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-11-29 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Chief Local Government Auditor reports on absenteeism based on data requested from the 26 councils on an annual basis. The data is analysed over a three year period to counter the impact of annual fluctuations in absenteeism which could distort findings particularly within smaller councils. In 2009-10, Northern Ireland councils employed over 9,800 staff at a cost of £299 million. Staff costs account for 42% of the councils' expenditure. The report sets out a number of main findings and recommendations, including: Northern Ireland councils as a whole lost almost 122,000 days to absenteeism in 2009-10, an increase of around 700 days compared to 2008-09; there is a resultant absenteeism rate of 12.39 days for each full time equivalent employee which reflects a marginal reduction of 0.04 days. This absenteeism rate for all Northern Ireland councils is now lower than any annual rate recorded this decade with a reduction of 16%. Stress, depression, mental health and fatigue remains the largest cause of days lost due to absenteeism, responsible for 22% of days lost in 2009-10, down 1% from 2008-09. As in previous reports, the NIAO recommends that councils with high and rising absenteeism rates should review their own management practices and benchmark these against those councils with low and falling absenteeism rates. In general there was an improvement in the quality of absenteeism data presented by the councils.
Book Synopsis Sessional Papers by : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
Download or read book Sessional Papers written by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 1082 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National Union Catalog written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes entries for maps and atlases.
Book Synopsis Early Childhood Matters by : Kathy Sylva
Download or read book Early Childhood Matters written by Kathy Sylva and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-01-04 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The editors, particularly Iram Siraj-Blatchford, Kathy Sylva and Ted Melhuish, are extremely well respected authorities in their field The results of this genuinely ground-breaking study are eagerly awaited by many researchers in this area Includes clear implications of the study for practice and ensuring educational effectiveness Education for All (Richard Pring) is based on the Primary version of this study, so the two books can be promoted together
Book Synopsis Public Procurement Regulation in (a) Crisis? by : Sue Arrowsmith
Download or read book Public Procurement Regulation in (a) Crisis? written by Sue Arrowsmith and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-11-04 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book provides the first systematic analysis of global public procurement regulation and policy during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. Through both thematic chapters and national case studies, this book: - explores the adequacy of traditional legal frameworks for emergency procurement; - examines how governments and international organisations have responded specifically to the pandemic; and - considers how the experience of the pandemic and the political impetus for reform might be leveraged to improve public procurement more broadly. Public procurement has been critical in delivering vital frontline public services both in the health sector and elsewhere, with procurement of ventilators, protective equipment and new hospitals all hitting the headlines. At the same time, procurers have faced the challenge of adjusting existing contracts to a new reality where, for example, some contracted services can no longer operate. Further, efficient and effective procurement will be an essential, and not a luxury, in the economic recovery. With case studies on Italy, the UK, the USA, India, Singapore, Africa, Latin America and China, the book brings together the world's leading academics and practitioners from across Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa to examine these issues, providing an essential resource for policy makers, legislators, international organisations and academics.
Book Synopsis The New Public Health by : Theodore H. Tulchinsky
Download or read book The New Public Health written by Theodore H. Tulchinsky and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2023-01-21 with total page 1216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: **Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Public Health** The New Public Health has established itself as a solid textbook throughout the world. Translated into seven languages, this work distinguishes itself from other public health textbooks, which are either highly locally oriented or, if international, lack the specificity of local issues relevant to students' understanding of applied public health in their own setting. Fully revised, the Fourth Edition of The New Public Health provides a unified approach to public health appropriate for graduate students and advance undergraduate students especially for courses in MPH, community health, preventive medicine, community health education programs, community health nursing programs. It is also a valuable resource for health professionals requiring an overview of public health. - Provides a comprehensive overview of the field, illustrated with real-life specific examples - Updated with new case studies and examples from current public health environment in North American and European regions - Includes detailed Companion website (https://www.elsevier.com/books-and-journals/book-companion/9780128229576) featuring case studies, image bank, online chapters, and video as well as an Instructors' guide
Book Synopsis The Private Finance Initiative by : Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Audit Office
Download or read book The Private Finance Initiative written by Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2005-11-10 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This NIAO report examines the delivery of the Electronic Libraries for Northern Ireland (ELFNI) IT system through a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) project. The ELFNI system is intended to improve access to and quality of public library services in Northern Ireland, by ensuring all public libraries have equal access to automated facilities and the internet and access for the general public to e-Government services. The contract is worth £36m and covers a ten-year period which commenced in May 2002. The report does not consider the effectiveness of the ELFNI project but focuses on the methodology used by the project team to secure the best possible deal; the sustainability of the deal over the contract life; and whether issues of future technological changes and income generation have been sufficiently addressed. Overall, the report finds that the procedures leading to the award and implementation of the ELFNI contract were well handled, but whether it will provide value for money to the taxpayer will only become apparent in the longer term.
