Report into the failures at the Mid-Staffordshire NHS Trust in 2013. The author is Camilla Cavendish‚ a journalist whose main topic area is health. There are several recommendations for improvement. It refers particularly to the Healthcare Assistant (HCA) role‚ which will be the main focus of this essay. Although much of what the report said was not new‚ it did include some examples of good practice‚ and there were several recommendations for change. Many similar recommendations have been made over
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hContents 1. Introduction 2. Relevant Facts and Relevant Issues 3. Ratio/Rationes 4. Evaluate Court’s decision 5. Reach a conclusion Introduction The area of law to be discussed would be implied ’terms of a contract which are not agreed by the parties.’ They are terms which are related to ’contingencies which might affect the contract of employment in this case.’ This is what ’parties intended
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Summary ——United Dominions Corporation Ltd Brian Pty Ltd（1985）HCA 49；157 CLR 1 This is an appeal which is against the decision upholding the previous appeal. While the legal issue is that whether UDC who is the appellant in this case had fiduciary relationship with Brian who is the first respondent and whether UDC acted in the breach of its fiduciary duty to Brian. Actually‚ the fact of the case is that UDC‚ SPL and others got involved into two arranged development of land which turned into
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of the HCA is to report to the nurse if the patient is experiencing nausea or vomiting also to report latest bowel movements and to make the patient as comfortable as possible. For example the role of the HCA is to address breathlessness as soon as distress becomes apparent rather than letting it go too far for example raise the head of the bed‚ put patient in a sitting upright position‚ keep the room cool‚ open the window a little and also the use of nebulizers or oxygen. The role of the HCA in meeting
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The historical cost accounting (HCA) method is a method for recording a transaction at cost. This method is generally adopted by accountants for recording transactions because the cost is the amount actually paid out for the transactions. The historical cost of transactions is objective‚ verifiable and can be measured reliably. However‚ the cost of an asset purchased some ten years ago cannot reflect its current value to the business now‚ especially in a time of rising prices. In other words
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Amelia Verkerk’s HCA Board Interview Questions: Questions: 1. What is one thing you’ve observed within our student community that you think could be improved through the work of the HCA Board? One thing I have observed within our student community that I think could be improved is misconduct on social media. Last year‚ negativity on social media percolated itself onto campus and causing tension that is unusual for the Hollins community. HCA Board has done a wonderful job confronting this issue during
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Informed consent is when you get permission from someone before giving care to that person and they have the choice to accept or refuse the care. Some issues a health care professional might face could be confidentiality‚ relationships with patients and matters related to consent‚ especially in the treatment of minors. Also you may have issues with making a decision to turn-off life support. The laws of HIPAA would need to be kept up to date as they do change often. With the HIPAA laws‚ discussing
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March. 10‚ 2013 HCA 1 Park Plaza Nashville‚ TN 37203 (615) 344-9551 Dear HCA: Currently a junior majoring in Information Systems at TSU‚ I have demonstrated strong academic performance in all Information Systems courses‚ maintaining a 3.3 GPA in my major. The courses I have completed have given me a solid foundation in the tools‚ processes and methodologies involved in Database Administration. I have a proven ability to learn challenging concepts quickly and have developed competencies
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Conversion in Texas. Retrieved March 11‚ 2012. From http://www.consumersunion.org/health/txconversion798/txconver5-798.htm Health Choice. (2011). HCA hospital services. Retrieved March 11‚ 2012. From http://www.healthchoiceaz.com/generalproviders/Documents/ProviderManual/Chapter19-HospitalServices/Chapter_19_Hospital_Services_11.2011.pdf Health Finance. (2011). HCA‚ for-profit hospitals to fall under state Medicaid changes. Retrieved March 11‚ 2012. From http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/changes
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Case Study: Columbia / HCA and the Medicare Fraud Scandal Central Facts of the Case X In 1997‚ Columbia/HCA Corporation was the largest health care company in the world X In 1996‚ Columbia Hospital Corporation was named the ¡§Most Admired Company¡¨ by Fortune magazine « Clearly they were a well-respected‚ well-trusted company not too long before they were raided‚ and during a time that they were under investigation (not known to the public at the time) for fraudulent activity X Columbia
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