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Efficiency in the health care sector is essential to making the most of available staff and resources. There are so many vital jobs being performed at every moment – you can’t afford to lose time during any process or day-to-day operation.

Mobility and handling solutions make patient and supply transport a breeze while having platform and stair lifts installed can give patients and visitors who suffer with mobility issues and disabilities newfound independence and their own means to move around your facility. Creating more time and minimising the workload for staff is entirely possible with an investment in new mobility systems.

Handling and Towing Systems

Hospital bed movers are one of the most popular additions to any facility that can make for a more efficient working environment. Taking a job that may require more than one staff member and making it easy for any one person to perform is an excellent way to simplify otherwise taxing tasks and duties. Battery powered handling systems take the effort out of lifting and maneuvering otherwise heavy loads and patient beds; the only effort required by the operator is in navigation.

Patient transportation isn’t the only thing that handling systems are being used for in hospital facilities. Any situation where indoor transportation is required can be made simple by loading up a battery powered trolley or towing unit. Whether it’s transporting medical supplies or helping move shipments to the cafeteria, almost every area of a healthcare facility can benefit.

Creating single person operating solutions helps to eliminate a lot of restrictions and risks that would otherwise be present in cases of short staffing or during busy periods. Easy to use controls on handling systems allow any member of staff to operate with minimum training, giving everyone the ability to complete any task with relative ease.

Your staff are the most vital asset that you have; anything you can do to make the job easier for them is an investment in efficiency and an overall better organisation.

Maintenance

It’s important that you can rely on your new mobility systems when you are purchasing them to assist in jobs that are integral to your facility. Buy from a recognised dealer that can supply you with regular maintenance and servicing options as well as a long-term warranty. Ensure that your systems are always in the best condition to make sure they don’t break down when you need them the most.

Improve efficiency and make life a little easier for your staff. An investment in mobility handling for any healthcare facility betters safety, functionality and the capacity to help patients.

Pandect Mobility Solutions specialises in the design and manufacture of low rise platform lifts enabling disabled access into a wide range of premises including private homes, schools, public buildings and commercial premises. It not only supplies the New Zealand market but also exports its products to Australia and the Pacific Islands. In addition it imports and distributes complementary products primarily a variety of Stair Lifts.

Introduction

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act was enacted in the year 2002. This act is also called as ‘Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act’ and ‘Corporate and Auditing Accountability and Responsibility Act’. This act is commonly called as Sarbanes-Oxley Act named after sponsors Senator Paul Sarbanes and Representative Michael G. Oxley. This act has won several accolades for setting new and improved standards for all U.S. public accounting firms, public company boards and management. This bill was an answer to some of the major corporate and accounting scandals like the ones that affected Enron, Adelphia, Peregrine Systems, Tyco International, and WorldCom which not only resulted in losses of billions of dollars but also shook public confidence in the securities markets of United States of America.

Reasons for enactment of SOX

The public sector was plagued with several complex issues and conditions that together allowed for corporate frauds. Some of these factors were lack of auditor independence, inadequate oversight of accountants, stock analysts’ and auditor conflicts of interests, inadequate funding of the Securities and Exchange Commission, weak corporate governance procedures, inadequate disclosure provisions, boardroom failures, risky banking practices and executive compensation in the form of stocks. Coupled with this was the internet bubble that burst in the year 2000 leading to huge losses by technology companies, which in turn infuriated a large investor base.

Applicability

This act is applicable to public companies only and not applicable to privately held companies.

Implementation and Administration

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), since the passing of this law, has adapted several rules to implement the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; and has passed several rulings for requirements to comply with the law. A quasi-public agency, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or PCAOB was created. It oversees, regulates, inspects and disciplines accounting firms that act as auditors of public companies.

Contents of the Act

This Act is categorized into eleven sections called Titles. Each of these governs a specific aspect of corporate responsibility and auditing accountability. These selfexplanatory titles are listed below:

Title 1 – Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB)

Title 2 – Auditor Independence

Title 3 – Corporate Responsibility

Title 4 – Enhanced Financial Disclosures

Title 5 – Analyst Conflicts of Interest

Title 6 – Commission Resources and Authority

Title 7 – Studies and Reports

Title 8 – Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability

Title 9 – White Collar Crime Penalty Enhancement

Title10 – Corporate Tax Returns

Title 11 – Corporate Fraud Accountability

Other important features of SOX:

This Act also emphasized disclosure controls, disclosure of off-balance sheet items in periodic reports, assessment of internal control, criminal penalties for violation of SOX and criminal penalties for retaliation against whistleblowers; and has thus become a landmark Act in the history of the American securities market.

Feeling overwhelmed with everyone talking about resolutions? I’m not surprised. Before the end of a year everyone starts talking about what their new year resolutions are going to be, then after new year everyone tells you about the resolutions that they’ve set and asks you about yours. Every single health magazine has at least one article about resolutions and twitter is full of resolution tweets. By week 5 or 6 they’ve faded, been forgotten or failed. That is until next year.

I think it’s time to change our thinking. I think we should toss New Year’s resolutions out of the window as well as diets that start on Monday’s. Rather let’s have an ongoing goal to change one thing at a time. When we’ve mastered that move onto the next. It should be ongoing, one week rolling into the next, month after month and year after year regardless of the day, date or year.

A healthy lifestyle is about simplicity not complexity. Here is my take on the Zen of Health.

Have faith -

• in yourself and in the process
• that if you keep doing the right things often enough you will get results

Be mindful of -

• how you treat your body
• what you put into your mind and body
• what you want to achieve
• the choices you make and their impact on your life

Apply wisdom -

• Be your own guru – no-one knows you better than yourself. You know your strengths, weaknesses as well as what motivates you and what triggers your bad habits.
• Know that it’s OK to go off track – apply the 80 /20 principle i.e. make healthy choices at least 80% of the time
• Leading a healthy lifestyle is not about complexity – it is about simplicity.
• Apply wisdom, logic and common sense to offers of quick fix remedies and promises of easy and fast weight loss solutions.

Be authentic -

• do what you say you are going to do
• talk less and do more

Focus on -

• what you are trying to achieve
• one thing at a time
• making healthier choices more often
• the present – not on yesterday or tomorrow
• where you put your attention and energy
• leading a healthy energizing lifestyle – not on weight loss
• simplifying your life and removing the clutter
• finding balance by feeding your mind, body and soul
• being consistent
• the big picture

If you want to lose weight decide on what one thing you’re going to change and do it. If you want to lead a healthier lifestyle, decide on the one thing you want to change and start. When you’ve mastered that one change select the next one. Small changes, big impact. Forget New Year’s resolutions, forget Mondays. Start now, don’t wait.