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Living with MS: Not just surviving but thriving (with a little canine care)
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living with MS: Not just surviving but thriving (with a little canine care)

...manage. While there are now treatments for the most common form of MS (Relapsing-Remitting MS), these disease modifying therapies (DMT’s) can slow the progress of the disease, but they are not a cure. Recent reports suggest that people with long term conditions like MS, spend on average 3 hours a year with health professionals. The remaining 8,757 hours per year is...
Introducing Health Sciences: Visual Impairment
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing Health Sciences: Visual Impairment

...Manager shows how they formulate the lens material to make it strong and comfortable for the wearer. Lens Testing Once the polymer disks are formulated. The lenses change from their fluid state to hard polymer. Final Stage Production of Lenses The Lab Manager at Contamac demonstrates how they cut, polish and hydrate the finished lens. Treating Sight Loss in South Africa...
An Untimely Death on Passchendaele Ward
Health, Sports & Psychology

An Untimely Death on Passchendaele Ward

...Manager The Patients' advocate calls Gus Tarpow, the Unit manager, to discuss the unfortunate incident. Scene 3: The Nurses Nurse Moking and Nurse O'Render discuss their jobs, whilst Nurse Moking is casually taking medication meant for the patients. Scene 4: The Dealer The Unit Manger, Gus, meets with Bill (a friendly pharmaceutical salesman) and they discuss the merits...
Revealed: what sexism in call centres can teach us about sexism in society
Society, Politics & Law

Revealed: what sexism in call centres can teach us about sexism in society

...managers and agents, as well as an investigation into the industry’s working culture and practices in Scotland and Denmark, it became clear that call centres are built on the sexist attitudes embedded in society. [Smiling woman in call centre] A call centre employee at The University of Memphis Playing by the rules Call centres are intensely regulated and target-driven...
The many forms of workplace bullying
Money & Business

The many forms of workplace bullying

...managing, limiting options for annual leave, giving too much or too little work, and “person related acts”, which include insults or jokes of a personal nature or withholding information needed to do your job. Then there are also “organisational factors” which can include cultures that are extremely competitive, target driven or chauvinistic – where there are...
When is the best time to buy plane tickets?
Money & Business

When is the best time to buy plane tickets?

...management. Airlines and their bucket lists Here is how yield management works. For each flight or route (if we are talking about multi-segment itineraries), the airline has a set of available price levels – from the most expensive fully refundable fare to the cheapest deeply discounted non-refundable price. The industry jargon for these prices is “buckets.” Then,...
Innovation in policing
Society, Politics & Law

Innovation in policing

...managers Excessive time pressure to complete projects and work A clear organisational vision for creativity which is supported by top leadership within the organisation An excess focus on extrinsic motivators such as money and other rewards Appropriate recognition for creativity and creative work Mechanisms and processes supporting the development of new ideas Behavioural...
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Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb
Money & Business

Customer Service: Expert's Corner with Professor Sally Dibb

...management so important?...[Sally Dibb] Why do some businesses bend over backwards to keep customers happy, and why do some of them appear not to care? What is the impact of poor customer service on a business and how much does it cost them to invest in improving their infrastructure? To delve deeper into this topic, Professor Sally Dibb, internationally renowned academic...