George Binney and Kate Charlton
A study of six companies, chosen because of their success inimplementing quality, was carried out in order to continue the theme ofthe quality movement: learning from others…
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A study of six companies, chosen because of their success in implementing quality, was carried out in order to continue the theme of the quality movement: learning from others. Considers the processes each company went through, looking at the difficulties encountered and the subsequent solutions. Identifies four key factors which contribute to success: forthright, listening leadership; provoking, but not imposing change; integrating quality into the business and learning by doing. Concludes with key points for success in quality.
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REPERCUSSIONS of the Margate Conference will be felt for some time to come. There is still the suggestion that one or the other side won in the debate on central control, for…
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REPERCUSSIONS of the Margate Conference will be felt for some time to come. There is still the suggestion that one or the other side won in the debate on central control, for example, but we would suggest that it was an occasion when a case was stated and combatted and that the result was the only wise one; that is to say, both parties agreed that the Council should consider the matter. It would be in the highest degree dangerous if at any open meeting of over 1,000 members of the Library Association any policy, then for the first time outlined, should be adopted as a settled rule of life. Such questions as central control have to be considered in all their bearings, and admirable as was the case Colonel Mitchell made for it, and forceful as was Mr. Berwick Sayers's rejoinder, they would not be regarded as final statements, even by themselves. There were some murmurings at the swift close of the debate, and there were more than murmurings that so important a matter should arise without due notice. These are not quite reasonable, and no one could have handled the meeting more quietly and impartially than the President (Mr. Savage) did. That no notice was given of the debate is hardly true although the words of the motion proposed by Colonel Mitchell were not known until the debate began; but the intention of the debate was to elicit opinions which might help the council in framing a policy; there was no intention to reach a decision or to publish the results of the meeting. A considered report, twelve months hence, on the deliberations of the L.A. Council on the matter should be far better than any account of the vapourings at Margate.
Katie Chadd, Sophie Chalmers, Kate Harrall, Amelia Heelan, Amit Kulkarni, Sarah Lambert, Kathryn Moyse and Gemma Clunie
Globally “non-urgent” health care services were ceased in response to the 2020 outbreak of COVID-19, until 2021, when restrictions were lifted. In the UK, this included speech and…
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Purpose
Globally “non-urgent” health care services were ceased in response to the 2020 outbreak of COVID-19, until 2021, when restrictions were lifted. In the UK, this included speech and language therapy services. The implications of COVID-19 restrictions have not been explored. This study aimed to examine the impact of the UK’s COVID-19 response on speech and language therapy services.
Design/methodology/approach
An online survey of the practice of speech and language therapists (SLTs) in the UK was undertaken. This explored SLTs’ perceptions of the demand for their services at a time when COVID-19 restrictions had been lifted, compared with before the onset of the pandemic. The analysis was completed using descriptive statistics and content analysis.
Findings
Respondents were mostly employed by the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) or the private sector. Many participants reported that demands on their service had increased compared with before the onset of the pandemic. The need to address the backlog of cases arising from shutdowns was the main reason for this. Contributing factors included staffing issues and redeployment. Service users were consequently waiting longer for NHS therapy. Private therapy providers reported increased demand, which they directly attributed to these NHS challenges.
Originality/value
This presents the only focused account of the impact of the national response to COVID-19 on speech and language therapy services in the UK. It has been identified that services continue to face significant challenges, which indicate a two-tier system is emerging. Healthcare system leaders must work with service managers and clinicians to create solutions and prevent the system from being overwhelmed.
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Only a day or two ago the Stars and Stripes were floating over the House of Lords and the invigorating “Battle Hymn of the Republic” was sung at St. Paul's in the presence of the…
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Only a day or two ago the Stars and Stripes were floating over the House of Lords and the invigorating “Battle Hymn of the Republic” was sung at St. Paul's in the presence of the King Emperor. The events were unique, and to all Britons happy in prophecy. English librarians have long admired their American brethren and their work; and of late they had read with regret the rather querulous remarks in at least one American library journal about the restrictions on book imports incidental to the blockade, and such phrases as “we have friends in both countries,” which gave the impression that our American friends failed to distinguish between the moral value of right and wrong in this world‐struggle. All this was intensified by the fact that every Briton in his heart believes the American to be of his own household, “to come of the blood,” and the want of understanding which we thought we detected was a particularly bitter thing. Of course this was a superficial view, and many of us realized how great was the sympathy between the English speaking races, and how difficult for the American the interracial problems of his country. Now, however, the air has been clarified, and the English librarian may look upon his American brethren as at one with himself in the struggle to preserve that freedom in the world which pervades the literature of our common language.
In 1986, the issue of violence at work was thrust into the arena of public debate by the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh and the deaths of three social workers in the course of…
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In 1986, the issue of violence at work was thrust into the arena of public debate by the disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh and the deaths of three social workers in the course of their duties. These atypical cases represent the extreme end of a continuum of violence and vulnerability, but they were sufficient to warrant the formation of a Government committee chaired by Lady Trumpington, parliamentary Under Secretary for Health. The aim of the committee is to develop a common approach to violence across the health, social services and social security fields.
The number of disabled students participating in higher education (HE) and availing support services has increased 268% from the years of 2008/2009 to 2021. Disabled students face…
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The number of disabled students participating in higher education (HE) and availing support services has increased 268% from the years of 2008/2009 to 2021. Disabled students face a range of transitional barriers that their non-disabled peers do not, including ableist attitudes, and inaccessible environments. The PhD research upon which this chapter is based investigated the social engagement experiences of disabled students in HE. It examined qualitative data from 65 participants, with representatives from 19 HE institutions (HEIs) across Ireland using a four-phased, sequential and concurrent qualitative data collection methodology. This chapter will focus on one phase of this PhD research design, namely phase one, which captured the voice of disabled undergraduate students (n = 23). The research identified that disabled students value social engagement, but barriers impact upon students' social engagement, having their voice heard, their ability to form connections, affecting students' sense of belonging. Based on my PhD findings and my work to implement them, I would argue that ‘consultation’ with disabled students is currently taking place in its most basic form. HE needs to embrace the disruptive potential of disabled people and move from passive to active listening, from meaningless consultation to meaningful consultation and then to collaboration and partnership.
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Clive Bingley, Edwin Fleming, Allan Bunch and Kate Hills
ONE OF OUR readers has suggested that, to help a busy eye scan the pages of this section of NLW for instant recognition of topics of interest to it, these notelets should…
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ONE OF OUR readers has suggested that, to help a busy eye scan the pages of this section of NLW for instant recognition of topics of interest to it, these notelets should highlight in bold type certain keywords which give a clue to their content. Then harassed children's librarians, for example, can ignore the small type immediately surrounding the accentuated words ‘opulent bosom’ as being quite obviously beyond his/her realm of professional interest.
THE announcement that Mr. James Wilkie, M.A., will be President of the Library Association for 1951 is gratifying, He has been for some years the honoured Secretary of the…
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THE announcement that Mr. James Wilkie, M.A., will be President of the Library Association for 1951 is gratifying, He has been for some years the honoured Secretary of the Carnegie Trust and before that was the officer at the Ministry of Education most nearly concerned with the public library. For many years now he has been a familiar figure at library conferences, and his geniality, Strong sense of humour and excellent speaking, have won him the esteem of librarians and others concerned with libraries. He almost invariably attends the meetings of the National Central Library. It is, therefore, appropriate that he should preside over the Library Association, which owes so much to him and the Trust he serves and in many activities represents. We wish him a pleasant year of office and can surely promise him the loyalty of librarians.
The Public Libraries Act of 1919 received the Royal Assent on 23rd December, after an exemplary rapid Parliamentary passage, occupying from beginning to end about three weeks. We…
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The Public Libraries Act of 1919 received the Royal Assent on 23rd December, after an exemplary rapid Parliamentary passage, occupying from beginning to end about three weeks. We open the New Year, therefore, in circumstances so potentially different from those of former years, that it is a little bewildering to most of us. It seems that the potentialities of library work have now been raised to an unknown degree, because we have now the most liberal library law in the world. Nearly every other country, except Tasmania and South Australia, has some limit, which is set upon the amount that may be spent upon libraries. Now there is no such limit, and the expansion that may now come will be bounded only by the will of the people themselves. At present they are not likely to be extravagant.
Drawing on research in the worlds of advertising, magazines and fashion, this paper discusses how celebrities mediate between different fields of cultural production. By focusing…
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Drawing on research in the worlds of advertising, magazines and fashion, this paper discusses how celebrities mediate between different fields of cultural production. By focusing on celebrity endorsements in advertising, it also outlines how film actors and actresses, athletes, models, pop singers, sportsmen and women mediate between producers and consumers via the products and services that they endorse. As economic mediators, celebrities’ actions have important strategic and financial implications for the corporations whose products they endorse. As cultural mediators, they give commodities personalities and perform across different media, linking different cultural fields into an integrated name economy.