Unit 1 Business Report: NHS, Bupa, Marie Curie Analysis and Review

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of three healthcare organizations: the National Health Service (NHS), Bupa Ltd, and Marie Curie. It begins with an introduction highlighting the scope of the report, followed by detailed examinations of each organization. The analysis covers the backgroun...Read More

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Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction................................................................................................................................2
2.0 NHS...........................................................................................................................................2
3.0 Bupa...........................................................................................................................................5
4.0 Marie Curie................................................................................................................................7
5.0 Examination of Functions of NHS............................................................................................9
5.1 Linkage between Different Functions and Organizational Objectives..................................9
5.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Interrelationships between Organizational Functions....9
5.3 Impact on Organizational Structure.....................................................................................10
6.0 References................................................................................................................................12

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1.0 Introduction
The report throws light in analyzing as well as identifying the aspects of three different
companies which have been chosen for understanding the scope and the products which are
being provided by them to the customers. Bupa Ltd is one of the British healthcare provisioning
homes and insurance groups which provides different health insurance, care homes as well as
health assessments. NHS is the other publicly limited healthcare system and it is the largest
healthcare system and is considered to be the largest single-payer health care system in the
world. Lastly, Marie Curie is registered charitable organization that helps in providing health
care services with terminal illness. All the three companies which have been selected in the
assignment are health care service providers which enhance the effectiveness of the services
which are delivered by them.
2.0 NHS
Background details of the organization
The National Health Service is one of the publicly funded healthcare systems in England
and it is considered to be one of the largest single-payer healthcare systems in the entire world.
The company was incorporated in the year 1948 and there are more than 1.4 million of
employees working in the company (Nhs.uk 2020). The company is primarily funded by the
government from the general taxation along with care which are present in the economy of
London. The NHS provides majority of the healthcare in England and it impacts the
effectiveness of the services which are delivered by them to the different patients.
The products and services they supply

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NHS Plc is the other healthcare service provides in the economy of England which
includes different services such as the dental care, eye care, pharmacy along with GP practices
which are mainly provided by the private sector successfully.
The size and scope of the organization
On the other hand, NHS is the other company wherein the organization provides the
different patients with services such as the services which are publicly funded and they have
their presence throughout London, England. The company spends more than £134 billion till the
year 2019 and it has the capability to expand their operations in different parts as well which will
be capable of improving the services.
Their vision, mission and business objectives
Vision- To maximize the health as well as well-being of the different individuals for
preventing illness and keeping the people well
Mission- To strive the performance of the health as well as well-being of the different
individuals through proper professionalism as well as excellence
Objectives-
 To provide respect and dignity to the different individuals along with employees working
in the company
 To improve the lives of the different individuals which will be effective for improving the
growth prospects
 To provide commitment for providing quality life to patients
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The organizational structure which has been followed in the NHS is Tall Company
Structure as the company is owned by the government and has been in split in the power in the
government as well as the power in different locations.
Figure 1: NHS Organizational Structure
(Source: Nhs.uk 2020)
The legal structure
It is considered to be the independent body that means that the department of health can
be directly interacting with their decisions. The clinical commissioning groups are highly
responsible for the commissioning of healthcare for the local area.
Information about their key stakeholders

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The major stakeholders of the NHS include patients, employers, insurance companies,
pharmaceutical companies, physicians along with them selves as they prefer to directly deal with
the decisions made by them successfully.
3.0 Bupa
Background details of the organization
Bupa Ltd is one of the British international health service providers along with the multi-
insurance group which was founded in the year 1947. The company is headquartered at London,
United Kingdom and the key people who are involved in the process Evelyn Brooke, the CEO of
the company (Bupa.com 2020). There are different kinds of products and services included in the
process are care homes, dental clinics, health related assessments along with health insurance.
The revenue which has been earned in the company includes rise in the same which is about
£11.9 billion GBP and the number of employees employed is around 80000 till the year 2018.
The products and services they supply
The different products and services which are provided by Bupa Ltd includes health
assessments, health insurance, care homes along with health at work services which help them in
maintaining the effectiveness in the services which are delivered by them successfully
(Bupa.com 2020).
The size and scope of the organization
The size of the company named Bupa Ltd includes more than 80000 employees
till the year 2018 and it is trying to expand in anywhere which will be suitable for generating
high sales and revenues in an appropriate manner (Bupa.com 2020). The respective company has

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their presence in United Kingdom in order to improve their position and attract different kinds of
patients with different problems and help them without charging much amount.
Their vision, mission and business objectives
Vision- To provide the insurance to the different customers at the least kind of amount
and maximum level of guarantee (Bupa.com 2020)
Mission- The mission is to provide insurances and other medical facilities to the different
customers in an appropriate manner
Objectives
 To generate high revenues and providing utmost care to the patients
 To improve the wellbeing of the patients in a successful manner
The organizational structure
The organizational structure of Bupa is considered to be divisional in nature for working
the business operations in the market in a productive manner.
The legal structure
The legal structure of Bupa is bit disorganized as they are falling under the government
regulations and it can be implemented in a positive manner.
Information about their key stakeholders
The different key stakeholders include the different patients, families of patients,
employers, employees along with insurance company and suppliers.

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4.0 Marie Curie
Background details of the organization
Marie Curie is considered to be the registered company or the charitable company in
United Kingdom which provides the support as well as care to the different individuals with the
terminal illness. The company was incorporated in the year 1948 and it is considered to be the
charitable type of company (Mariecurie.org.uk 2020). There are more than 4314 employees
working in the company and the number of volunteers includes 11000 till 2016 and it impacted
the performance of the company successfully. It is considered to be the charity which was
dedicated in alleviating suffering from cancer in the current scenario successfully.
The products and services they supply
Marie Curie provides the different services of health care to the different patients with the
terminal illness along with their family members in free as they are the charitable institution
which are capable of providing them in free and it will be impacting effectiveness of services
successfully (Prajogo, 2016).
The size and scope of the organization
Marie Curie is the other hospital related services wherein they have more than 11000
volunteers along with 4314 employees who are performing the different kinds of activities in an
appropriate manner. The company is wanting to expand their business operations in a successful
manner (Prajogo, 2016).
Their vision, mission and business objectives

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Vision- To provide the patients with the utmost care those who are really in need and
without any charges taken from them
Mission- It is to provide the patients with the utmost care to them which will be capable
of generating high level of importance in the economy
Objectives
 To connect and empathize with the different individuals
 To support the choices of the different individuals along with their decisions
 To respect as well as treat them with proper dignity (Akhmetshin et al. 207)
The organizational structure
The company follows the tall organization structure wherein the management is broken
down n several layers with executives on the top and the employees on bottom.
The legal structure
The legal structure of Marie Curie is such that it is considered to be the registered charity
in England and Wales and it is limited by guarantee in England as well as Wales.
Information about their key stakeholders
The main stakeholders of Marie Curie include the different kinds of patients, employees,
government institutions and employers who are major part of the system (Benmamoun et al.
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5.0 Examination of Functions of NHS
The different functions of NHS include the different kinds of health-related services
which are required to be provided to the different patients who are visiting the National Health
Service. The treatment is mainly based on the need for the medical care rather than their ability
to pay for the same (Prajogo 2016). The different functions include screening of the health of the
different individuals, providing medical care to different patients who are visiting their care
center as they are becoming helpful hands for them and it will be beneficial for saving the lives
of different individuals successfully as well. There are different health service provisions which
are being included in the program for making the lives of patients better (Calabrese et al. 2018).
5.1 Linkage between Different Functions and Organizational Objectives
The main objective of the NHS company is to provide the patients with the utmost care
which will be suitable for their health prospects. The relationship between objectives and the
functions of the company acts like the flowchart which can be influencing one another. The
objectives of the company can be attained with the help of the showcasing the same in the
providing the patients with such care and utmost healthy life which will be making their lives
cheerful (Okeyo, Gathungu and Peter 2016). The objectives of NHS are counselling along with
providing psychological therapies which will be beneficial for improving the prospects of the
company successfully. The family and community support are the two major elements which are
being achieved by NHS through providing patients with such support (Cepel et al. 2018).
5.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Interrelationships between Organizational Functions
Advantages

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It will be helpful for increasing the operational speed as it will be handling the
effectiveness of the organizational functions successfully and growth in a proper manner.
There will be operational clarity which needs to be improved and it will be enhancing and
eliminating the duplications of the different kinds of efforts which are done in the nursing
(Komljenovic, Loiselle and Kumral 2017)
Disadvantages
Lack of Coordination is the first disadvantage which can be impacting the growth of the
company or NHS in a negative manner and it will be impacting performance of the company
(Deasy et al. 2016).
Weakening of the Common Bonds is the other disadvantage which can be influencing the
performance of the company as each group have different aspects and it cannot be managed in
the according manner (Koišová et al. 2017).
5.3 Impact on Organizational Structure
From the analysis of the same, it can be identified that when there is lack of
interrelationship between the functions and organization structure, it can be impacting the
effectiveness of performance of the company ion the competitive business environment (Eling
and Schaper 2017). In such scenario, it has been noticed that the tall or the flat organization
structure, the functions are different from one another and it can be impacting the growth of the
company as a whole. There can be ignorance of the organizational objectives as each department
head works according to their will and it can be impacting performance of the company as a
whole (Jaakkola et al. 2016).

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In addition, there is difficulty in interdepartmental coordination due to which all the
department heads may be working as per the own wish and it can be impacting the overall
organizational objectives negatively. The conflict of interest between one another in the
company can be creating pressure on the head of the officials of the Marie Curie which impacts
their performance in a negative manner (Gavurova et al. 2017). The system is the hurdle in the
way of complete development of employees and each employee specializes in the small part of
the job which needs to be implemented in such a manner which will be improving performance
of the company as a whole and it can be creating pressure on the performance of the company
which will be impacting the functions of the company in the entire manner. The entire functions
of different sections of the job needs to be implemented successfully for generating successful
outcomes (Gaganis, Pasiouras and Voulgari 2019).

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Cepel, M., Stasiukynas, A., Kotaskova, A. and Dvorsky, J., 2018. Business environment quality
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Deasy, S., Meyer, R., Newell, C., Emil, S.I.T., Wisner, P., Furodet, D., Gyuris, V. and Strudel,
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Gaganis, C., Pasiouras, F. and Voulgari, F., 2019. Culture, business environment and SMEs'
profitability: Evidence from European Countries. Economic Modelling, 78, pp.275-292.
Gavurova, B., Packova, M., Misankova, M. and Smrcka, L., 2017. Predictive potential and risks
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Prajogo, D.I., 2016. The strategic fit between innovation strategies and business environment in
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