23 November 2009 Business Environments Assignment #1 Explain the workings of market mechanism. What can cause markets to fail? Economists have to deal with a range of economic problems when studying an economy. But the basic economic problem is: “Scarce resources in relation to unlimited wants” – Bamford‚ 2001 Because there are unlimited wants and limited resources‚ societies have to confront three basic questions What to produce? Everything cannot be produced so we need to decide
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Task 4.1 - Explain the importance of multi agency working and integrated working Multi agency working is the different services working together to meet the needs of young children and their parents / carers‚ whereas integrated working is the different services coming together to offer more effective care for young children. Professionals who may work together to support young children would be educational psychologists‚ health visitors‚ speech and language therapists‚ colleagues from other early
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Unit M2c Working in partnership in health and social care or children and young people’s settings 1. Understand partnership working 2.1 Identify the features of effective partnership working. One key motivation for working in partnership is to achieve more than could possibly be achieved by any stand-alone organisation – the whole being greater than the sum of the parts. Characteristics of successful partnerships: * Fill knowledge and skills gap-learning and innovation
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To determine whether Nazir and Omar has a valid partnership or not.We need to look and understand the definition of partnership by Partnership Act‚ 1961.S.3(1) define partnership as ‘Partnership is the relation which subsists between person carrying on a business in common with a view of profit’.5 words need to be examine‚first is ‘relation’‚’person’‚‘a business’‚’carried in common’ and ‘with a view of profit’ .We will look into what type of relation they are in‚is the business running carried in
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Working in partnership with patients/ clients who self administer medication A literature review Self-management has become a concept adopted by the Department of Health (DH) to enable people with chronic health conditions to become the controlling entity over their illness therefore promoting independence and psychological well being. Initiatives that recommend this practice are National Service Framework for chronic disease management and self-care (DH 2002) and National Service Framework
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1.1 There are different models of service provision in care. The rights model of service provision‚ the empowerment model of service provision and the professional gift model of service provision. The rights model of service provision ensures that as stated in the Human Rights Act 1998‚ individual human rights are upheld and promoted. This approach ensures that all individuals receiving care services are treated fairly‚ that diversity is respected‚ and equality is promoted. The Human Rights Act underpins
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Page 1 Unit 505 Working in Partnership in Health and Social Care 1 Understand Partnership working Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) – We have inspectors who keep a check on our home they are responsible for inspecting social care and social services to make sure that they are safe for the people who use them. They are the regulator for social care and social services in Wales‚ from child minders and nurseries to homes for older people. They aim to: Provide independent assurance
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Plight of the middle-aged women who have been turned into army of unpaid carers By James Slack Daily Mail‚ Last updated at 8:52 AM on 11th October 2010 Middle-aged women have been turned into an army of unpaid carers who suffer losses in income‚ job prospects and health. According to a landmark study of ’fairness’ in modern Britain‚ published today‚ a quarter of women in their fifties have carer responsibilities‚ often for an ageing parent. According to the Equality and Human Rights Commission
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A Carer is responsible for providing personal care‚ assistance and support to an individual/dependant who has a medical condition‚ disability‚ mental illness or is aged and frail. Caring is often a full-time responsibility that requires a lot of personal and professional sacrifice. This can take an emotional and financial toll on many‚ if not all aspects of a Carers personal life‚ which should never be neglected. Carers deserve not only recognition for their important and essential role in the community
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The demographic transition model was developed to explain the changes in population. The economy is extremely affected by the level of development that each country in the world has achieved. Many of the countries that have reached stage four of the demographic transition model have a greater chance of having a successful society‚ rather than the countries that have achieved only stage one of this model. There are many factors that can affect the stage of development of a country and their ability
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