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More for your money? Private healthcare vs Publicly funded

Mon, 03/08/2010 - 23:26 — Hugo_Minney

Life expectancy vs %GDP health spend

Which is better - private funding or public? Which gives a better outcome for the individual (* clinical outcome, * user experience, * cost-effective, * sustainable) and is there a clear picture?

One way to examine this question is to look at different countries in the world and see what works for them.  I tackle this in the latest blog on Technorati.

UK Parties, Politics and Healthcare

Thu, 03/04/2010 - 07:29 — Hugo_Minney

Your politicians - listening to you?I ask you - if you were to design a new national health service from scratch, would you really design it with nobody to think ahead and make decisions on resources?

So why are the main political parties in UK engaging in their favourite sport of manager bashing?

Gossip - friend or foe?

Sat, 02/27/2010 - 23:39 — Hugo_Minney

How stuff works - Gossip

Do you see gossip as a waste of time? Do you suffer from spiteful or destructive rumours, disrupting the team and destroying team spirit? Do you find it impossible to control - chop off one head and two more appear somewhere else?

Read how Minney.org helps organisations to use this social glue for good ...

Winter Olympics - Downhill Skiing is like Management Consultancy

Fri, 02/19/2010 - 15:08 — Hugo_Minney

One chance, 100 seconds in 4 yearsYou only have one chance to make a first impression. 

In fact, you only have one chance each time, to make a first impression that sets the scene for that day, that job, that opportunity.

Capacity Planning - Flexibility

Sun, 02/14/2010 - 20:02 — Hugo_Minney

What of those toilet cubicles which allow for both sexes - they have a little notice on the outside saying "either"?

the two-year rule

Thu, 02/11/2010 - 11:10 — Hugo_Minney

Self publicist caught outWhy do so many silly ideas become law?

Most of the politicians I know have exceptionally good memories, and studied history. So why do they repeat the mistakes from former years? Perhaps because they've learned the lessons that apply to them, and the mistakes that apply to the general public don't apply to them.

Lessons from Privatisation - Out of Hours

Tue, 02/09/2010 - 17:00 — Hugo_Minney

 

 Pulse - you may need to register to read itThe lessons are, at last, coming out from privatisation of the OOH service.

Capacity Planning

Mon, 02/08/2010 - 13:15 — Hugo_Minney

More allocated to womenAt Ask! restaurant in Durham, where we went on Saturday night with friends, the toilets are more discreet than most.

There are individual cubicles: perfect for  capacity planning. This means that, if you think that women will require more cubicles than men, you can allocate more cubicles to women. And they have done exactly this, four allocated women versus two allocated to men.

Earned Value Management and RoI - what it means to you

Tue, 02/02/2010 - 11:23 — Hugo_Minney

 

Equation for whole project Earned Value

Earned Value Management is not a new concept -- it's been around, but often not properly implemented, since the 1950s.

But what actually is it?

Earned Value Management (EVM) is a combination of continually realising benefits and performance managing a project.

The resources to improve health

Thu, 01/21/2010 - 01:04 — Hugo_Minney

In the run-up to the general election, all the political parties trying to win your vote using the NHS card. They make all these wild promises, but what is going on behind the scenes? Labour -- Gordon Brown's health team is promising something for everyone:  the public can have whatever they want