| Introduction Using the seven key principles of the hospital discharge process devised by the Department of Health (DH‚ 2003)‚ this case study will critically analyse the process of an elderly patient who was discharged from a local acute trust. It begins by providing a definition of discharge planning‚ before providing a brief biography of the patient‚ including a rationale of why this patient was selected‚ details of her past medical history‚ reason for current admission‚ any issues raised
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PORTER’S FIVE FORCES. BUYER’S POWER: - Nokia had been edged out by rivals in the smartphone market who launched new and better products which resulted to Customers shifting to android phones which resulted to Nokia reducing their selling price in order to increase the rate of sales but they lost in the rate of profitability and consumer loyalty. The customer power is high; nokia is focusing on the smartphone segment because it has the biggest margin in the industry‚ the consumers are increasing despite
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Threat of New Entrants. The average person can’t come along and start up a bank‚ but there are services‚ such as internet bill payment‚ on which entrepreneurs can capitalize. Banks are fearful of being squeezed out of the payments business‚ because it is a good source of fee-based revenue. Another trend that poses a threat is companies offering other financial services. What would it take for an insurance company to start offering mortgage and loan services? Not much. Also‚ when analyzing a regional
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Unit 5 – The principles underpinning the role of the practitioner working with children. E1: Describe the responsibility of the practitioner in professional relationships Practitioners have many responsibilities in professional relationships with children‚ families‚ colleagues and other professionals. Some of these responsibilities are to make people feel that they can trust them. It is important to be a good role model for children and to make sure that they feel comfortable telling you things
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Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Juvenile Delinquency has long been a problem of the Philippine society. The deviant behavior of today’s children was greatly disapprove and has become a great concern of the public. Long ago‚ adults committed crimes. They were charged and convicted accordingly but with the changing world come the change in nature of the crime and the doer of the crime. We know children as innocent. They are vulnerable and they need someone to guide
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dining room table design and the product development manager‚ Jose Alvarez‚ likes the new design. However‚ Alvarez wants to make sure the dining room table is priced right. Analysis The company wants to sell the tables at $2‚000 each with the operating income being 10% of revenue. With the current table design as is‚ it will cost the company $392‚500 to produce 200 tables. To calculate the cost per unit one would take the total cost $392‚500 and divide it by the 200 tables‚ which equals $1‚962
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can go there?" asked Fred‚ with his finger pointing towards a tiny little star. "Why not? Nothing is impossible!" answered Walter confidently. All of them enjoyed the party and they almost forgot that they were actually soldiers serving in the air force for the USA. Meanwhile‚ two test pilots‚ Xiao Yang and Liu Hao‚ were testing the new type of fighter aircraft in China conscientiously. Xiao was the only woman among the teams of test pilots‚ however‚ she was smart and was willing to take up additional
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Pankaj Saharan September 2012 Over the past 150 years‚ Nokia has evolved from a small paper mill in south-western Finland to a global telecommunications leader connecting over 1.3 billion people. Nokia has disrupted into various industries before becoming a telecommunications giant from making rubber boots‚ car tyres‚ generated electricity‚ even manufactured TVs etc. Nokia’s own mobile phones’ platforms included Symbian (60 & 40)‚ MeeGo (open-source Linux based platform) and Meltemi (low
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(ML) Fixed costs for production factories‚ use of large amounts of materials‚ and high establishment costs make the barriers to exit in this industry high. (2 ML) With the recent economic recession the price of metals has dramatically increased‚ which in turn increases material costs and pressurizes price margins for companies in order to stabilize prices for buyers. (MLUS) In order for the leading companies in this global industry to avoid economic downturns‚ there is pressure to distinguish machinery
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compete with x box 360 and the Nintendo Wii. The Bargaining Power of buyers in regards to Sony’s Playstation 3 and in this industry is very high. As more competitors enter the market with newer games and models‚ the consumer has to decide between which gaming console they want and weigh benefits each console has to offer them The competitive Rivalry in this industry is very high mostly due to the bargaining power of the bargaining power of the buyers. The rivalry is high because Playstation 3
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