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Cost-Benefit Analysis - Domestic Violence pg 1

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Sun, 11/29/2009 - 22:33

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 I like to research thoroughly before responding to a tender, and a requirement came up that really challenged me. The client wants to know if their response to domestic violence represents value for money.  It's still early days for the service, but how it develops from here depends on the findings of the cost-effectiveness study, so we owe a really important duty of care for such a critical service.
For example: Which interventions work in reducing or preventing domestic violence? Is it enough to give women a place of safety, or does this just

Plot the Dots

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Sun, 09/06/2009 - 20:34

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The first thing you should do whenever you find yourself with data, is to visualise the data - typically to plot it on a graph.
Which graph you use will depend on what data you have.
For example, suppose you have
(NOTE EACH OF THESE SECTIONS IS EXPLAINED IN MORE DETAIL ON THE LINKS)

Scores, or Numbers against departments
For example, this could include:

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A moral dimension to consulting

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 22:11

Moral dilemmaIt's easy to assume that all of our decisions are purely rational, but they rarely if ever are rational.  And they always have consequences for others, usually consequences that we think we could not have predicted.

But consultants are not here to make decisions, only to provide information and advice.  Does this somehow absolve us from a moral responsibility?

 

The Ten Commandments in Professional Services (6-10)

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 16:56

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Interpreting God's Commandments

I've written previously about applying the first five commandments to Professional Services.  Here I show how Do Not Murder, Do Not Steal and so on are just as relevant commandments in the nuance and subtlety of modern life as they ever were.

Read on - and there's an invitation to comment!

The 10 Commandments in Professional Services (1-5)

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Thu, 02/02/2012 - 21:56

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Two greatest commandsThe Ten Commandments apply just as firmly in each aspect of our daily life as they apply to the whole of our lives.  I'm a management consultant, and on this page I explain how the first five of the Ten Commandments apply to management consulting and professional services.

Getting GPs involved in Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG)

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Sun, 01/29/2012 - 23:26

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Life in the YearsMost healthcare providers, in UK the same as everywhere else, get paid for each activity they do.  If someone needs care, they get paid.  If someone is well, they don’t.  So there isn’t much incentive (for the healthcare provider) to keep people well, even though it is much better for the person, much better for the nation, and much lower cost.  Minney.org Ltd is working with one CCG to generate enthusiasm and involvement, and the results are fairly successful….

Clinical Commissioning Groups and the NHS

Submitted by Hugo_Minney on Sun, 01/22/2012 - 16:34

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Commissioning Innovation

As we race forwards into clinical commissioning, there are lessons to be learnt from other people.  The latest book “The Innovator’s Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care” by Christensen, Grossman and Hwang points to some things we need to take account of. It makes good reading . . .

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