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What Can the NHS Teach Us About Managing Costs and Efficiency

If there’s one thing the UK is proud of above all else, it’s the NHS. Providing medical services to everyone across the country when they need it, it’s something we’ve all used at some point in our lives.

Always in the news too, it was recently announced that the NHS was to deliver £22 billion in efficiency savings, in order to secure the best value for NHS services. These are obviously huge savings, and although you may be shocked, you need to remember that the NHS is still a business.

That’s why it’s important to look at the NHS as such, especially if you run a business. In fact, there are things business owners can learn from the NHS when it comes to lowering costs, and managing efficiency, which we’ve outlined below.

Records

One thing the NHS uses is electronic patient records. These allow the NHS to access records wherever and whenever they want. It also allows them to keep them updated and share them easily with other medical professionals. One great thing about these is there’s no worry of having to wait hours or days for medical records, or have the worry of someone forgetting to add something to them, or something getting misread. This makes them perfect for all businesses, as you’ll be able to access important records instantly, helping to free up plenty of time.

Staffing Costs

Sometimes, businesses need extra manpower, and the NHS is no exception. One thing they’ve done to save on money is clamp down on temporary staffing costs. They did this by applying caps on hourly rates and using mandatory pricing frameworks. In other words, if your business needs contractors, provide a pricing framework to them that works for you, rather than having one dictated to you, in order to save yourself money.

Demands

When it comes to demand, the NHS has a lot on its plate. However, if someone’s dictating a demand and quota that they have no idea about, meeting it will be hard, which is why the NHS has switched it up and had manageable quotas for different areas, which makes them much more manageable. This can apply to all businesses, because a one size fits all quota won’t work for all departments or locations, meaning everything should be judged on a case by case basis within your business.

Best Value

Finally, finding the right value for everything is important. The NHS do this by getting the best value out of medicine and pharmacies. With around £16 billion of spending on drugs each year, making sure they get more for thier money is key. Any business can learn from this, ensuring they don’t buy supplies without shopping around or striking up a better deal before signing.

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Xiaomi Mi 9 “Transparent Edition” Would Come With A Never-Before-Seen Camera In The Smartphone Market

Yesterday, while Samsung unveiled its Galaxy S10 lineup and Galaxy Fold, the world’s first folding smartphone, Xiaomi also presented some more details about its upcoming Xiaomi Mi 9 “Transparent Edition.” According to the presentations, the so-called Mi 9 “Transparent Edition” would come with a never-before-seen camera in the smartphone market. Namely, it would boast a camera with seven optical elements and f/1.47 aperture.

Besides this particular 7P f/1.47 camera, which would be one of the three main sensors of the device, this Mi 9 “Transparent Edition,” as its nickname suggests, would come with a back case made of glass which would allow users to see some of the device’s internal components. However, in reality, those are not the real components of the smartphone.

Also, thanks to the Xiaomi presentation, we have the confirmation that Xiaomi Mi 9 “Transparent Edition” (or Explorer, as it might be officially named, eventually) comes with 12 Gb of RAM and 256 Gb of internal storage space.

Xiaomi Mi 9 “Transparent Edition” Would Be Available Only Across China, At First

As mentioned above, the most exciting part of the Xiaomi Mi 9 “Transparent Edition” presentation has been that talking about the particular 7P f/1.47 aperture camera. That 7P stands for “seven optical elements,” and it would be a premiere in the smartphone market. Until now, most of the high-end devices boasted 5P or 6P cameras, so Xiaomi would be the first to implement a 7P camera.

While Xioami did not mention which of the three rear cameras would boast such features, there are indications that the primary rear sensor would posses 7P f/1.47 aperture. That would be the camera with 48 megapixels and the Sony IMX586 technology.

As Xiaomi confirmed it yesterday, Xiaomi Mi 9 “Transparent Edition” or Explorer, as the Chinese brand might call this device, eventually, would launch soon but only across China, at first, where it would cost CNY 3,999 (roughly $600). Hopefully, Xiaomi would launch its Mi 9 “Transparent Edition” to the western markets, as well, later this year.

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Galaxy Fold, The World’s First Mainstream Folding Smartphone, Costs $2,000

Samsung has finally presented its Galaxy S10 lineup and the world’s first mainstream folding smartphone – Galaxy Fold. But there is one big issue with Galaxy Fold. Namely, this device costs $2,000, which, nonetheless, sets a too high price tag for high-end foldable phones. That might turn out to be in customers’ disadvantage when other folding smartphones would start rolling out on the market.

According to some analysts of the industry, people would love to buy a Galaxy Fold, only that they don’t have the financial possibility to do so. And that could prove out to be one significant problem for Samsung which was hoping to revive smartphone market sales with its innovation, sales that witnessed a drop in 2018, for the first time in history.

However, the $2,000 price tag should not come as a surprise for us since Apple with its iPhone X lineup, for example, pushed the prices beyond $1,000. Accordingly, Samsung thought that Galaxy Fold, which is of a superior quality than iPhone X, plus that it is the first mainstream folding smartphone, should cost more.

Galaxy Fold Is The World’s First Mainstream Folding Smartphone

Galaxy Fold boasts a 4.6-inch display when folded. However, when you unfold it, Galaxy Fold turns into a tablet with a screen of 7.3 inches. In tablet mode, you can use up to three applications at the same time via split-screen functionality. Besides, it comes with two batteries, one for each side of the smartphone, and a total of six cameras.

Under the hood, it boasts 12 Gb of RAM, which makes it the first mainstream smartphone on the market to possess this amount of RAM. Besides, you can order it four colors, namely, Cosmo Black, Space Silver, Martian Green, and Astro Blue. Galaxy Fold, the world’s first folding smartphone, would become available on April 26th this year.

As for how the Galaxy Fold folds, Samsung created a particular type of display technology. Namely, the so-called Infinity Flex Display makes it possible for us to fold and unfold the device for as much as we want without tearing or breaking the screen.

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The Sims 4 StrangerVille Game Pack Would Bring Players In The World Of Conspiracies

The Sims 4 StrangerVille game pack is due to roll out next week, on February 26th, and it would bring players in the world of conspiracies, characterized by alien menaces, government secrets, and body snatchers. The upcoming expansion is set in StrangerVille, as its name implies, a desert town where all kind of weird things happens. You’ll have to conduct specific paranormal detective activities and reveal the story of StrangerVille.

With zombies, a secret lab, potential alien menaces, lots of monster-themed outfits, and many conspiracies to unravel, The Sims 4 StrangerVille game pack promises to be a fun expansion in the same spirit of the previous adventure-focused release, Jungle Adventure.

Nonetheless, it seems that unraveling the story of StrangerVille also depends on which characters you play with since military Sims would have access to additional in-game options, while other characters have their unique abilities that the gamers can take advantage of to collect gadgets and use them in StrangerVille to discover more and more secrets.

The Sims 4 StrangerVille Game Pack Would Launch On February 26th

In addition to all that, as Jungle Adventure came out with its particular deadly elements, including cursed relics and jungle plagues, the upcoming The Sims 4 StrangerVille game pack might also bring some specific ways in which the Sims may die. Could be alien abductions or an extraterrestrial virus, who knows, but it would be fun to find out.

However, The Sims 4 StrangerVille is only a short game pack, not a full expansion, so we might not witness some sophisticated happenings such as a global alien invasion or a “zombie apocalypse.” The mode will most likely focus on investigations of the mysteries of StrangerVille that would help players unravel the story of this town.

The Sims 4 StrangerVille game pack would launch on February 26th. We still don’t know much would this small expansion cost, but the previous ones ranged around $20, so we expect this new one to have the same price tag.

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Pokemon Duel 7.0.1 Update Is Available With Under The Hoods Enhancements

Designed by The Pokemon Company, Pokemon Duel is a strategy board game based on the famous Pokemon characters. In Pokemon Duel, you’ll have to build a deck of your favorite monsters and compete with other players from around the world to enter in top League rankings in League Matches. Now, Pokemon Duel 7.0.1 update is available with some under the hood enhancements.

As it is a board game in its essence, in Pokemon Duel, your opponent and you take turns moving your Pokemon figures on the map. But, it’s all about strategy since you’ll have to place your cards in formations to attack your enemy or defend yourself against your opponent’s attacks.

Each figure in Pokemon Duel has its own special abilities and move, and, during duels, your deck consists of only six cards, so you’ll have to choose them wisely and adopt specific tactics to defeat your opponents. While it is not a very popular game, Pokemon Duel is still a cool mobile game for Pokemon lovers.

Pokemon Duel 7.0.1 Update Is Available With Under The Hoods Enhancements

Pokemon Duel 7.0.1 became available to download today and, even though it is not boasting new features and content, it comes with some bug fixes plus several under the hood enhancements for stability and improvements. However, some users complain that The Pokemon Company, the devs behind Pokemon Duel, made the game suitable only for paying players via this update.

“Sorry but very disappointed with the updates. This game now only for paid players. I haven’t received a single rainbow booster over the last three months, and you also removed the option to purchase boosters with gems. The game now becomes very unbalanced. You have to open the option of boosters again,” said one Pokemon Duel 7.0.1 player on Google Play Store.

In short, Pokemon Duel 7.0.1 is the latest update of Pokemon Duel, an exciting strategy board game based on the famous Pokemon characters, and it comes with bug fixes and stability and performance improvements.

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