Amspar Business Project
AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A WELL MAN CLINIC | BUSINESS PROJECT FOR DIPLOMA IN PRACTICE MANAGEMENT | | IMPROVING THE SERVICES TO PATIENTS AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE UNIT | | SGT EMILY LEWIS-GARWOOD RAMC | 5/5/2009 | |
Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3 TERMS OF REFERENCE 4 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 5 Summary 6 Introduction 7 Present Situation 11 METHODOLOGY 14 PESTLE Analysis 18 PESTLE Analysis 20 SWOT Analysis 22 Options for Implementation 23 Cost Benefit Analysis 27 CONCLUSION 28 RECOMMENDATIONS 29 BIBLIOGRAPHY 30
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Lt Col J Taylor, Senior Medical Officer and Liz Thurley RGN for their time and
sympathetic help in providing answers to my many questions.
Hannah Beck, Practice Administrator, for her help in compiling the practice statistics.
All the Staff at the McBean Centre for library advice and providing me with
somewhere to work!
TERMS OF REFERENCE
AIMS
To investigate the feasibility of establishing a well man clinic in order to improve the
service to patients and the effectiveness of the unit.
OBJECTIVES
1. To investigate the current health issues of the male population and the need for
a well man clinic. (Questionnaires, DMICP Data).
2. To research the options for establishing such a clinic
3. To analyse the implications of the options in terms of staff, time, resources and
cost (SWOT Analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis)
4. To evaluate the benefits for patients and unit
5. Draw conclusions on the findings and make recommendations on feasibility.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
This project is the result of studies that Sergeant Emily Lewis-Garwood RAMC
compiled for a business project to be submitted for the City & Guilds Diploma in
Practice Management, designed by Farnborough College of Technology.
The author has served in the British Army since 1998 and has been active in the
medical field in a number
Contents ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3 TERMS OF REFERENCE 4 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 5 Summary 6 Introduction 7 Present Situation 11 METHODOLOGY 14 PESTLE Analysis 18 PESTLE Analysis 20 SWOT Analysis 22 Options for Implementation 23 Cost Benefit Analysis 27 CONCLUSION 28 RECOMMENDATIONS 29 BIBLIOGRAPHY 30
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Lt Col J Taylor, Senior Medical Officer and Liz Thurley RGN for their time and
sympathetic help in providing answers to my many questions.
Hannah Beck, Practice Administrator, for her help in compiling the practice statistics.
All the Staff at the McBean Centre for library advice and providing me with
somewhere to work!
TERMS OF REFERENCE
AIMS
To investigate the feasibility of establishing a well man clinic in order to improve the
service to patients and the effectiveness of the unit.
OBJECTIVES
1. To investigate the current health issues of the male population and the need for
a well man clinic. (Questionnaires, DMICP Data).
2. To research the options for establishing such a clinic
3. To analyse the implications of the options in terms of staff, time, resources and
cost (SWOT Analysis, Cost Benefit Analysis)
4. To evaluate the benefits for patients and unit
5. Draw conclusions on the findings and make recommendations on feasibility.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
This project is the result of studies that Sergeant Emily Lewis-Garwood RAMC
compiled for a business project to be submitted for the City & Guilds Diploma in
Practice Management, designed by Farnborough College of Technology.
The author has served in the British Army since 1998 and has been active in the
medical field in a number
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