White paper

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Breaking the cultural mould : the key to women`s career success

Abstract: This white paper explores the role of organisational culture in either supporting or constraining the success of women in the workplace and investigates the benefits of gender diversity and what organisations can do to prevent ongoing gender bias.

On the way to Calvary: Ministers should realise the command and control model the white paper entails

Abstract: What is surprising about the government's plans for the reform of the NHS in England is not what is in the white paper1 but what is omitted. The white paper was a triumph of style over content, which temporarily convinced a sympathetic profession and the wider public that all would be well for the NHS under Labour. Now the presentational triumph is over, come the pains of implementation, and ministers may find that they have unintentionally nailed themselves to a cross. For what is implicit in the white paper, but not spelt out, is that if the policies outlined in it are to succeed central government will have to play a more active role, managing and directing change. The Conservative reforms of 1991 were intended to diffuse blame to the market. In practice, politics dragged ministers back, as the market was never allowed free play. The new Labour plans will, in contrast, focus on ministers. For implicit in the white paper is a command and control model of central management which …

Drivers of health care costs. A physicians foundation white paper--first of a three-part series.

Abstract: Part one of a three-part series. Reprinted with permission from The Physicians Foundation. Parts two and three of this white paper will appear in future issues of Missouri Medicine. References can be found at www.physiciansfoundation.com.

Consensus norms for palliative care of people with intellectual disabilities in Europe: EAPC White Paper

Abstract: People with intellectual disabilities make up an estimated 1-3% of the population. They are increasingly living into old age, with an associated increase in the need for palliative care provision; however, many do not currently have equitable access to palliative care services. Whilst their palliative care needs may be no different from those of the general population, they often present with unique issues, challenges and circumstances that make it more difficult to meet those needs. Therefore, they need focused consideration. There are complexities in describing norms that are relevant and achievable across Europe, as there are huge variations in the provision of both palliative care services and intellectual disability services. This White Paper aims to provide guidance on what good practice looks like, regardless of social and geographical setting or national and cultural differences. The norms are aspirational, presenting a European-wide consensus on quality goals that have to be aimed for in order to achieve good palliative care for people with intellectual disabilities.

Regulation of Private Equity - Backed Leveraged Buyout Activity in Europe

Abstract: Private equity-backed leveraged buyout activity in European markets has risen to unprecedented levels in recent years. This has yielded significant economic benefits but it has also prompted deepening concerns about excessive leverage, conflicts of interest, market abuse and general lack of transparency. For policymakers the challenge is to maintain a balance between these competing considerations so that economically worthwhile activity can take place but abusive conduct that is socially wasteful is effectively curtailed. Recent initiatives, such as the European Commission's 2005 Green Paper and 2006 White Paper on investment funds and the UK Financial Services Authority's 2006 paper on private equity, indicate that responses to this challenge are being actively developed. This article reviews key recent regulatory changes in Europe which, though not necessarily conceived with the private equity-backed leveraged LBO segment of the market specifically in mind, may have significant repercussions for it. The article also considers the market's experience with Article 23 of the Second Company Law Directive on financial assistance, a provision that has been only lightly affected by recent reforms. Superficially, Article 23 appears to address one of the classic agency problems in LBOs, namely, that of target company assets being stripped to service the debt incurred for the acquisition and to provide a quick return to the bidders. However, in reality the LBO market has found ways round Article 23. A conclusion that can be drawn from this gap between appearance and reality is that in determining whether new measures should be added to the corpus of EC law in order more effectively to curb abuse and excess in LBOs, no-one should be under any illusion that there already is robust protection, in the form of Article 23.