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Development of a community-based model for respiratory care services
- Emily J Henderson1Email author and
- Greg P Rubin1
© 2012 Henderson and Rubin; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2012
Received: 2 February 2012
Accepted: 9 July 2012
Published: 9 July 2012
Chronic respiratory diseases are a major cause of mortality and morbidity, and represent a high chronic disease burden, which is expected to rise between now and 2020. Care for chronic diseases is increasingly located in community settings for reasons of efficiency and patient preference, though what services should be offered and where is contested. Our aim was to identify the key characteristics of a community-based service for chronic respiratory disease to help inform NHS commissioning decisions.
We used the Delphi method of consensus development. We derived components from Wagner's Chronic Care Model (CCM), an evidence-based, multi-dimensional framework for improving chronic illness care. We used the linked Assessment of Chronic Illness Care to derive standards for each component.
We established a purposeful panel of experts to form the Delphi group. This was multidisciplinary and included national and international experts in the field, as well as local health professionals involved in the delivery of respiratory services. Consensus was defined in terms of medians and means. Participants were able to propose new components in round one.
Twenty-one experts were invited to participate, and 18 agreed to take part (85.7% response). Sixteen responded to the first round (88.9%), 14 to the second round (77.8%) and 13 to the third round (72.2%). The panel rated twelve of the original fifteen components of the CCM to be a high priority for community-based respiratory care model, with varying levels of consensus. Where consensus was achieved, there was agreement that the component should be delivered to an advanced standard. Four additional components were identified, all of which would be categorised as part of delivery system design.
This consensus development process confirmed the validity of the CCM as a basis for a community-based respiratory care service and identified a small number of additional components. Our approach has the potential to be applied to service redesign for other chronic conditions.
KeywordsChronic care Respiratory diseases Delphi consensus
There is increasing demand on health services in the UK and other Western countries as a result of ageing populations and the rising prevalence of chronic disease. The current structure of chronic care, which is derived from models of hospital-based acute care, is in need of reform in order to address the specific care needs of long term illness [1, 2]. In response to this need, recent reforms to health and social care in the UK have focused on increasing community-based care [3, 4], including patient self-care through an Expert Patient Programme [5–7], which allows for personalised services and care closer to home.
Chronic respiratory diseases represent a considerable burden on health care services. They contribute to social inequalities in life expectancy, notably through preventable early deaths, as well as to excess winter deaths [8]. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, and are major causes of morbidity [9, 10]. In the UK, COPD alone accounts for 1.4 million GP consultations per year and 1 in 8 emergency admissions [11], and its prevalence is expected to rise between 2010 and 2020 [8].
There is evidence for the effectiveness of a range of services for COPD when provided in community settings. Pulmonary rehabilitation is a safe and clinically effective intervention, and in less severe cases it can be delivered at home as an alternative to outpatient care [12–16]. It improves exercise capacity, health status and health-related quality of life [12–17]; reduces hospital admissions, time spent in hospital and mortality [13, 17]. Hospital at home is safe, reduces the need for emergency services, and improves quality of life and self-management [18, 19]. It is as effective as inpatient care in terms of mortality and hospital readmissions, though COPD patients may prefer inpatient services to hospital at home [20, 21]. Self-management education improves self-efficacy and self-care, and can reduce hospital admissions [22, 23]. Action plans in particular improve self-management knowledge, such as patients' ability to recognise and respond appropriately to exacerbations [24]. Group therapy improves health knowledge and quality of life [25]. Multiple intervention programmes reduce hospital admissions and improve quality of life, but require multi-disciplinary input [1, 26]. They are effective in patients with exercise impairment and to reduce hospital admissions and readmission [27, 28].
Existing theoretical models of service provision for chronic disorders include the case management model [29], the complex adaptive chronic care model [30] and psychosocial models [31], though the CCM is the most widely accepted because it is the most comprehensive [32]. However, a systematic review found a limited number of studies that evaluated the effectiveness of the CCM components in COPD management [33]. In the north east of England, primary care commissioners and secondary care providers are collaborating to reduce inefficiencies and to improve quality of care through Quality Improvement Plans [34]. At their request, we sought to identify the key characteristics of a community-based service for chronic respiratory diseases. We defined community-based care to include services that are offered either 1) outside of a family practice or hospital setting, for example in the patient's home, or 2) on premises from which family practice or hospital services are delivered, but which are outwith what is normally offered.
To develop consensus among professionals involved in the care of chronic respiratory diseases on the key characteristics of a community-based respiratory service.
To develop a model of the ideal service, we used the Delphi technique of consensus development [35]. This involves the generation of group judgements and allows opportunities for participants to revise their responses after formal feedback of group views. We developed a modified Delphi survey based on model elements of Wagner's Chronic Care Model (CCM). The CCM is an evidence-based multi-dimensional framework for improving chronic illness care, and includes six model elements: organisation of health care; self-management support; delivery system design; decision support; clinical information systems; and community resources and policies [36]. Together these are theorised to lead to productive interactions between the informed, activated patient and the prepared, proactive practice team.
Components of a community-based respiratory service and their associated model elements, adapted from Wagner's Chronic Care Model *
Model Elements
Community resources and policy
Links with community services and resources
Self-management support
Carer and family support
Patient behaviour-change interventions, e.g. pulmonary rehabilitation
Self-management support strategies
Delivery system design
Regular patient follow-up
Care provided by a multi-disciplinary team
Integration of care between primary and secondary sectors
Integrating palliative care into the community
Decision Support
Evidence based guidelines
Involving specialists to improve the care delivered by the team
Continuing professional development and advanced training for the team
Clinical information systems
Individual patient care/treatment plans
Disease registers of COPD patients
Performance monitoring of the COPD team
Identifying relevant subgroups of patients for care
We established a purposeful sample by inviting 21 experts [39] to take part, aiming to reach the recommended sample size of around 12 participants and anticipating that response would diminish over consecutive rounds [35]. The panel was multidisciplinary and comprised national and international experts in the field, as well as health professionals involved in the local delivery of respiratory services.
The panel rated the importance of each component on a 9-point scale and the results were grouped by level of priority as either low (1–3 points), moderate (4–6 points) or high (7–9 points) [41].
Definition of the three increasing levels of consensus
General consensus
1. Median and interquartile range fall within one priority level only
2. Mean standard deviation extends beyond one level of the scale and outliers are present.
Full consensus
1. Median and interquartile range fall within one priority level only
2. Mean standard deviation extends beyond one level of the scale but no outliers are present.
Pure consensus
1. Median and interquartile range fall within one priority level only
2. Mean standard deviation lies within one level of the scale and no outliers are present.
For the standards to which each component should be delivered, we used a 4-point Likert scale. Four point scales have previously been shown to produce stable findings in Delphi studies [42]. Consensus was reached when the interquartile range lay within 1 unit of the median (on a 4-point Likert scale, with 1 being lowest standard and 4 being the highest).
Ethical issues
No ethical issues were identified in this consensus study, which involved only email contact with health professionals, and ethical approval was not sought.
Professions represented in the sample by Delphi round
Invited (n)
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Consultant respiratory physician (2)
Respiratory specialist (4)
Respiratory physiology lead (1)
General practitioner (3)
Primary care academic (3)
Respiratory specialist nurse (2)
Community respiratory nurse (1)
Practice nurse (1)
Commissioning lead (2)
Practice based commissioning manager (1)
Team manager (1)
The survey
Over the three rounds, the priority ratings for all components either lowered or remained the same, and there was a narrowing of interquartile ranges. Of the original fifteen components, three were defined as having met 'general consensus'; five were considered to have reached 'full consensus'; and four components reached 'pure consensus'. All those reaching consensus were considered to be a high priority (rating 7–9) for the model. The standard of delivery for each component was also high, in most cases being 1 on a scale of 1 to 4.
Additional component that arose from Round One
Model Elements
Additional Components
Community resources and policy
Fuel poverty
Air pollution
Self-management support
Telephone helpline
Smoking cessation
Delivery system design
Transport is available to the place of delivery
A range of community locations
Delivery in the patient home
End of life care
Long term oxygen therapy
Acute exacerbations
Rapid access to diagnostics
Decision support
Clinical information systems
Final components
Model of community-based respiratory services
Type of consensus met
Standard to which component should be met
Level of priority
Original components
Integrating care between primary and secondary sectors
A high priority and all chronic disease interventions include active coordination between primary care, specialists and other relevant groups.
Performance monitoring of the COPD team
Is timely, specific to the team, routine and personally delivered by a respected opinion leader to improve team performance.
Individual patient care/treatment plans
Established collaboratively and include self management as well as clinical management. Follow-up occurs and guides care at every point of service.
Continuing professional development and advanced training for the team
Include training in all practice teams in chronic illness care methods such as population-based management, and self-management support.
Integrating palliative care into the community
Links with community services and resources
Actively sought to develop formal supportive programs in order and policies across the entire system.
Carer and family support
An integral part of care and includes systematic assessment and routine involvement in peer support, groups or mentoring programs.
Self-management support strategies
Provided by trained clinical educators who are designed to do self-management support, affiliated with each practice, and who see patients on referral.
Evidence based guidelines
Available, supported by provider education and integrated into care through reminders and other proven provider behaviour
Care provided by a multi-disciplinary team
Assured by regular team meetings to address guidelines, roles and accountability, and problems in chronic illness care.
Disease registers of COPD patients
Tied to guidelines which provide prompts and reminders about needed services.
Patient behaviour-change interventions, e.g. pulmonary rehabilitation
Readily available and an integral part of routine care.
Additional components
Acute exacerbation
Smoking cessation
End-of-life care
Long-term oxygen therapy
Summary of main findings
Using a three-round Delphi consensus method, we have identified the key components of a community-based respiratory service and the standard to which they should be delivered. We used the CCM as our theoretical model and practical guide. Twelve of the fifteen original components of the CCM were considered to be a high priority for community-based respiratory care. Respondents considered that all the agreed components should be delivered to a high standard. We also identified four components additional to the CCM. These may be relevant to chronic care for other diseases as well as for COPD.
Strengths and limitations of the study
A range of disciplines was represented, with local, national and international expertise. Delphi consensus methods do not involve face-to-face discussions between respondents, but do allow for bringing together opinions of people from a range of geographic backgrounds or busy professionals who might not otherwise have the time to meet for a day of discussion [41]. Not all participants responded to all three rounds, which is an expected feature for consensus development techniques. The response rate for each round of the study was, however, greater than the recommended minimum of 70% [43]. There was a low response from nurses, who comprised nearly one quarter of all professionals invited to participate, but represented under one eighth of the final sample. However, given the mix of professionals involved in the delivery of community-based respiratory services in the UK, we assert the sample was representative of the range of professionals in the UK.
Comparison with existing literature
Five of the six model elements from the CCM were represented in the final consensus: self-management support; delivery system design; decision support; clinical information systems; and community resources and policies [36]. This confirms the face validity of the CCM as a model for community-based chronic care. Three of the twelve additional components that arose from round one met with full consensus, and one reached general consensus. All four can be categorised as new components of delivery system design. One (smoking cessation) could be considered as a behaviour change intervention, a second (long term oxygen therapy) is a specific therapeutic intervention, and the third (acute exacerbation) refers to responsiveness of the health system. We have taken the fourth, end-of-life care, to be wider than the CCM component for integrating palliative care into the community. As such, it represents a new and distinct component of delivery system design.
In their systematic review, Dennis et al. [44] found four of the six model elements of the CCM to be effective in disease management. These were continuing professional development for the multidisciplinary team (the decision support element); clear roles of responsibility in a system where self-management is not embedded in primary care (the delivery system design element); and disease registers (the clinical information system element) to facilitate decision support (the decision support element). Little evidence was found for the model elements of community resources and policies, and organisation of health care in primary care. This supports our decision not to include the latter, though we did find a clear need from practitioners for the former. Our findings are in keeping with those of Dennis et al. However, we chose not to address organisation of health care in primary care, which they considered important though lacking in supporting evidence. Furthermore, Adams et al. [33] do not treat this as a separate model element in their analysis of the CCM in COPD.
Implications for practice
The high standard to which most components were recommended to be delivered could pose a challenge to implementation. They may be better viewed as a goal to which service providers could be required to work. Some of the recommended components are not routinely addressed or provided, either in primary or secondary care, and their provision will have resource implications. This approach to developing a model of care for COPD, building upon a well validated conceptual model of care, is applicable to other chronic conditions and consideration should be given to using it to inform the commissioning of new models of chronic care.
Components of the Chronic Care Model that studies applied in the delivery of community-based services*
No. of components
Self- management
Delivery system design
Decision support
Clinical information systems
Farrero et al. 2001
Weinberger et al. 2002
Brough et al. 1982; Cockcroft et al. 1987; Howland et al. 1986; Littlejohns et al. 1991 Zimmerman et al. 1996
Goransson et al. 2003; Emery et al. 1998
Steinel and Madigan 2003
Haggerty et al. 1991; Hermiz et al. 2002; Hernandez et al. 2003
Monninkhof et al. 2003
Bourbeau et al. 2003; Neff et al. 2003
Barnett 2003
Rea et al. 2004
Measures of improvement in COPD community-based services*
No. of model elements
Successful combinations
Model Element
2 sig (Emery et al. 1998; Goransson et al. 2003) 2 n/s (Brough et al. 1982; Cockcroft et al. 1987)
2 sig (Hermiz et al. 2002; Hernandez et al. 2003)
Delivery system design
1 n/s (Zimmerman et al. 1996)
2 n/s (Hermiz et al. 2002; Monninkhof et al. 2003)
1 sig (Neff et al. 2003) 1 n/s (Bourbeau et al 2003)
Delivery system design
Decision support
Quality of life
4 n/s (Emery et al. 1998; Weinberger et al. 2002; Cockcroft et al. 1987; Littlejohns et al. 1991)
2 n/s (Hermiz et al. 2002; Monninkhof et al. 2003)
1 sig (Neff et al. 2003) 1 n/s (Bourbeau et al. 2003)
Delivery system design
Decision support
Lung function
1 sig (Rea et al. 2004)
Delivery system design
Decision support
Clinical information system
3 n/s (Farrero et al. 2001; Cockcroft et al. 1987; Littlejohns et al. 1991)
3 n/s (Monninkhof et al. 2003; Hernamdez et al. 2002)
1 n/s (Rea et al. 2004)
Health care use
4 sig (Hermiz et al. 2002; Hernandez et al. 2002; Steinel and Madigan 2003; Haggarty et al. 1991)
2 sig (Neff et al. 2003; Bourbeau et al. 2003)
Delivery system design
Delivery system design
Decision support
Delivery system design
Decision support
1 sig (Farrero et al. 2001)
3 n/s (Cockcroft et al. 1987; Littlejohns et al. 1991; Weinberger et al. 2002)
4 sig (Hermiz et al. 2002; Hernandez et al. 2003; Steinel and Madigan 2003; Haggerty et al. 1991)
2 sig (Bourbeau et al. 2003; Neff et al. 2003)
2 sig (Barnett 2003; Rea et al. 2004)
Delivery system design
Delivery system design
Decision support
Delivery system design
Decision support
Delivery system design
Decision support
Clinical information systems
Length of stay
3 n/s (Cockcroft et al. 1987; Littlejohns et al. 1991; Farrero et al. 2001)
2 sig (Hernandez et al. 2002; Steinel and Madigan 2003)
2 sig (Bourbeau et al. 2003; Neff et al. 2003)
Delivery system design
Delivery system design
Decision support
Delivery system design
Decision support
In this development of a model for community-based respiratory services, consensus was reached on the inclusion of a large proportion of components derived from a well-accepted theoretical model (the CCM). We generated a small number of additional components and these may have wider relevance in chronic care.
This approach to developing consensus has the potential to be applied to service redesign for other chronic conditions. It is likely to be most relevant where a range of professionals provide care for the condition in question and where their experience and the setting for that care is not highly compartmentalised. Examples of amenable conditions could include rheumatological disorders and diabetes.
The number of components that were agreed to be necessary to community respiratory care, and the high standard to which they should be delivered, may pose a challenge to implementation. In the UK, for example, they may need to be seen as an aspiration to which commissioners would work within the context of current resource limitations.
Authors' information
EH is a researcher for and GR is director of the Evaluation, Research and Development Unit, which provides independent health services research in primary care.
Chronic care model
National health service
Primary care trust.
We would like to thank Edward Konunga for reviewing earlier drafts of this paper. We are also thankful to the panel members' contributions. This research was funded through an infrastructure grant from NHS County Durham and Darlington.
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Unique trampoline bridge may come to Paris
If you're planning on taking a France tour in the next few years, you might be lucky enough to see one of the most unusual modes of transportation in the world. French Architecture firm ACZ is working on developing a bridge over the Seine that would be made up entirely of inflatable trampolines, CNET reports.
The design was part of a contest launched by ArchTriumph, and while it may seem like a far-fetched idea, the developers have put a great deal of thought into the bridge. The plan involves inflating PVC rings with more than 130,000 cubic feet of air, and then stretching a mesh fabric about 100 feet long across each of the rings, according to the news source.
The idea certainly isn't without its detractors, however. Mainly, those opposed to the bridge are concerned that one wrong jump could send travelers into the river. While it remains to be seen whether the project will actually be built, it does bring to mind some of the most intriguing bridges in other cities across the globe.
Paris itself already has a number of unique bridges, so you don't have to wait for the construction of a trampoline bridge to see a bit of architectural history. In fact, the Seine alone has 37 bridges crossing its waters, including the Pont d'Austerlitz, which dates back to 1805, and the Pont Marie, which was completed in 1635.
Florence has become a staple of Italy tours for a number of reasons, but it is also home to Ponte Vecchio, a bridge that can trace its roots back to the year 966. But aside from its impressive historical relevance, Ponte Vecchio is especially impressive because it is an inhabited bridge, meaning it has shops, which are still occupied, built along it.
Not all of the world's most interesting bridges are for cars, however, as is the case with Magdeburg Water Bridge in Magdeburg, Germany. Just looking at a photo of this unique structure can mess with your head: it's a bridge made of water going over another body of water. However, despite its unusual appearance, the bridge serves an important purpose because it connects two of Germany's most vital shipping canals while crossing the Elbe River.


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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-1682?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Martijn van Groningen updated SOLR-1682: ---------------------------------------- Attachment: SOLR-1682.patch I've attached a new patch that allows the user to specify: group.sort=<field> <order> - This activates the TopGroupSortCollector 1st phase collector (which extends the TopGroupCollector). The Phase2GroupCollector stayed the same. Only the sort argument is the group sort. Also I've added the first tests in TestGroupingSearch mainly for the group sorting. I also created GroupSortCommand that holds the group sort which is a subclass of GroupCommandFunc. I'm not sure but maybe this belongs in this GroupCommandFunc, b/c it is a common functionality. bq. The "docsPerGroup" name seems a little more verbose than normal - anyone have shorter ideas? Perhaps some kind of limit/offset params for the docs in a group. I like group.limit and group.offset. This allows the user to paginate the group docs. On the other side doing this will properly be memory ineffecient just like deep paging only in this case worse b/c it done on all groups. > Implement CollapseComponent > --------------------------- > > Key: SOLR-1682 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-1682 > Project: Solr > Issue Type: Sub-task > Components: search > Reporter: Martijn van Groningen > Assignee: Shalin Shekhar Mangar > Fix For: Next > > Attachments: field-collapsing.patch, SOLR-1682.patch, SOLR-1682.patch, SOLR-1682.patch, SOLR-1682.patch, SOLR-1682_prototype.patch, SOLR-1682_prototype.patch, SOLR-1682_prototype.patch, SOLR-236.patch > > > Child issue of SOLR-236. This issue is dedicated to field collapsing in general and all its code (CollapseComponent, DocumentCollapsers and CollapseCollectors). The main goal is the finalize the request parameters and response format. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
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About AuthorPatricia M. Sias is Professor of Communication in the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University. Her research centers on workplace relationships. She has published articles in and served on the editorial boards of a variety of academic journals including Communication Monographs, Human Communication Research, Management Communication Quarterly, Western Journal of Communication, Communication Quarterly, and Journal of Applied Communication Research. She served as Secretary and Chair of the Organizational Communication Division of the National Communication Association. She has won numerous awards for her research including the W. Charles Redding Outstanding Dissertation in Organizational Communication Award from the International Communication Association, several Top Paper awards from the National Communication Association, and the Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award from the Washington State University College of Liberal Arts.
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Alternatively view current opportunities at The Dorchester and Coworth Park.
Phishing and Email scams – Dorchester Collection will never ask for money or personal identification as part of the online application process. Be aware of unsolicited requests and telephone us if you are uncertain.
Read more about phishing and email scams
45 Park Lane continues to be the subject of a fraudulent job application scam. This scam targets individuals who have registered with job search websites. Fraudulent job offers and job application forms are being sent by email enticing individuals to disclose personal information and pay money on the pretence of securing work and residence permits. Whilst these emails may appear genuine as they make unauthorised use of the hotel's name, logo and address etc, they are in fact bogus. We are taking all measures within our power to stop this fraudulent activity.
What do I do if I receive a bogus email?
If you receive such bogus emails regarding hotel careers or application forms please do not respond to them and in particular do not send any money. If you have already responded to such an email, please contact us supplying all relevant details.
How do I know if my job offer is genuine?
We will always conduct at least one interview, either in person or via internet video call, during your application process. We will phone or email you to discuss any potential offers. Once you have accepted, we then follow this up with an emailed offer letter from one of our HR colleagues. When conversing with Dorchester Collection, the only official email domain is [email protected] – any variation on this is a scam.
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Our team at 45 Park Lane are savvy and innovative, like the hotel itself, and take pleasure in welcoming our guests to their vibrant London home. As with all Dorchester Collection hotels, we care for our people, guests, owners and environment by living our values. We work together, celebrating everyone's contribution and success. Our passion for art, music and theatre is shared with our guests, affording them a local's perspective of London.
In choosing a career with 45 Park Lane, you'll embody our great respect for other peoples' cultures, values and customs. You'll also act with a sense of community with our local charities and school partnerships. We provide some of the world's best pay and benefits, along with world-class training & development.
Our exceptional career opportunities in our Mayfair-based hotel include chefs, food & beverage team, housekeeping and 'host team' – a personal concierge for every guest, which is a unique selling point for 45 Park Lane.
We are always seeking talented individuals with plenty of personality to join our five-star team, who strive for innovation in all they do. This isn't just a job – it's a life-changing career.
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We strongly believe in investing in our people – so as well as the chance to greatly develop your career, we offer a substantial and highly competitive benefit scheme.
When you become part of 45 Park Lane, we do everything we can to keep you happy, secure and motivated. This means providing among the best salaries, benefits and working conditions in the hotel industry – and one of the very best in London. Our benefits are designed to look after every aspect of your welfare:
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- 50% discount at food and beverage outlets
- Enjoy delicious and healthy complimentary three-course meals at Chesters, our employee restaurant
- Online shopping discounts for groceries, high-street shops, travel and fitness
- Uniform provided and laundered free of charge
- 20 days of paid holiday a year (this increases with service)
- Loan service to help buy a season ticket or bicycle for travel to and from work
- Opportunity to join a contributory pension scheme – this gives you full entitlement from the date you start and includes permanent health insurance
- Health care benefits include eye test discounts for computer users and access to our occupational health advisor, chiropodist and osteopath
- Option of Childcare Voucher Scheme
Your development
Whatever your role, you'll receive the best training and plenty of opportunities to develop your career at Dorchester Collection.
Your first experiences
Your development starts as soon as you join us at ENGAGE, our five- day induction programme. This includes three days learning about every aspect of our hotels, followed by two days of cross exposure in a relevant department – you might find yourself with the florists, at the spa or become a butler! You'll spend time in London and Berkshire, soaking up experiences from our UK hotels. From then on, with our values underpinning all that we do, we provide excellent and regular in-house learning and development opportunities, such as brand development, discovering London and cultural awareness.
Learn a new trade
Are you a front desk agent who longs to discover how to tie a handheld bouquet? 45 Park Lane is for you! We can offer you exposure to another skill, department or even another Dorchester Collection hotel around the world. Previously we've swapped bartenders with Hotel Eden in Rome, housekeepers with concierge teams at Le Richemond in Geneva, and pastry chefs with our Californian team members.
Specialist training
Many of our people are sponsored to attend courses at colleges and given study time to advance their careers. Colleagues have the opportunity to work on their English at any level – from basic language classes to professional business writing skills. Additionally, we work with external providers to offer world-class training courses. You may wish to train to become a departmental trainer, attend innovation workshops to boost your creativity or attend one of our tempting and informative masterclasses such as revenue management, chocolate making, or even whisky appreciation – typically held on a Friday afternoon!
Leadership programmes
For our supervisors and team leaders we offer LEAD, our ten-module leadership development programme based on our core leadership competencies. Following on from this, we offer managers our EXPAND programme, delving into the habits and practices of highly-effective leaders. Finally, for our leadership and executive team we offer INSPIRE, a residential full 360-critique and analysis of you as a leader.
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Wherever you see your future taking you, 45 Park Lane can offer you exceptional training and development.
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2014: Dorchester Collection's Human Resources team awarded 'Human Resources Team of the Year', Hotel Cateys
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Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff was born June 19, 1945, in Birmingham, Alabama, to Rosemary Loftus and Arthur Saunders "Duke" Wolff. His older brother, Geoffrey, also became a writer of fiction and memoirs. When Wolff was four years old, his parents separated; he lived with Rosemary while his brother stayed with their father. In 1955, Wolff and his mother moved to Seattle, where she remarried. The stressful period of this marriage is described in Wolff's 1989 memoir, This Boy's Life. Wolff managed to escape to a boarding school in Pennsylvania, from which he was expelled in 1963. Shortly afterward, he entered the armed services and served in Vietnam from 1964 to 1968. A few years after his military service, he...
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Given the emphasis in Tobias Wolff's writing on lies and the construction of identity, it is fitting that his literary reputation rests on both fiction and memoir. His fiction often draws from his life, and his memoirs admittedly contain some subjective recreations of the truth. A theme of self-doubt and, at times, self-blame, runs through much of Wolff's writing; his descriptions of the many ways people disappoint one another contain elements of apology but also of forgiveness. Although his work is never overtly religious, some stories include confessions of sin and an expressed desire to reform and to make amends. Others, however, are portraits of people struggling with a half-realized sense of inadequacy, which often takes...
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Readers are lucky to have two prime sources dealing with Tobias Jonathan Ansell Wolff's parents and Wolff's early life: Wolff's own memoir and a recollection of his father entitled The Duke of Deception: Memories of My Father (1979), written by Wolff's older brother, the novelist Geoffrey Wolff. Together, these works portray a remarkable family, though Rosemary Loftus Wolff, Wolff's mother, wryly observed that, if she had known so much was going to be told, she might have watched herself more closely.
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This tour is a great way to explore Buenos Aires' Recoleta neighborhood while tasting authentic Argentinian cuisine!
June 2016
Under NO circumstance should you eat breakfast before this tour!
Go early and wander Recoleta Cemetery before you meat see what I did there your phenomenal guide for a great walking tour of the neighborhood.
First comes the best empanada I've had in my life. Then we circle back to the cemetery area to a parrilla. At first I thought, oh no, we're going to a tourist trap. But it was REALLY good. And the food kept coming. First out proveletta, chirizo and salad with many types of breads and condiments. I was happy and content with this. Then the entire side of beef came out! A perfect medium rare, 2 inch thick steak. Oh, and did I mention the included glass of Malbec that was about 300 ml?
Next I tried Mate made in the traditional way an acquired taste.
Finally, if you can still stand up after a meat coma, there's a stop for ice cream.... something I never knew BA was famous for. It was on par with anything I've had on a street corner in Italy.
A perfect afternoon with an expert guide eager to share culture and knowledge about BA.
A MUST tour if you love food culture and a great walk.
May 2016
Awesome tour! Great guide and food
March 2016
Fun to experience BA with a local. We had never done a food tour before and it was interesting to see what they really eat and where they really go. Not your local tourist stops. Great fun with lots of background.
March 2016
Like going to lunch with a new Argentinian friend. We had a charming young guide who spoke excellent English. She was chatty and happy to discuss life in Argentina with us honestly and without resorting to a script. The food was outstanding. We had been in Argentina a few days and had already had all of the dishes, but each one on this tour was the best. All at local establishments, not touristy locations. The Recoleta district is charming, but don't expect a tour of the sights, this is really about food and conversation. Had a little problems spotting our guide at the meeting point. Look for someone in a red t-shirt with the name of the tour company on the front, outside of the cemetary entrance. A relaxing and thouroughly enjoyable experience.
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February 2016
The tour was very well done and Candy was exceptional.
May 2016
We arrived at Recoleta and had to look for our tour guide. He did not have a sign and we had to ask several people. Eventually after about 30 minutes of searching we found him. Otherwise it was a nice tour and we loved Buenos Aires.
March 2014
I did not feel that this tour was a good value for the money. The food that we ate on the tour was nothing special. I could have gotten the same things much cheaper by simply going to one of the restaurants around Recoleta cemetery. The guide tried hard to make this fun, but she spoke very poor English and had a hard time understanding and responding to our questions. My husband and I felt that we would've had a better time simply going out for dinner on our own.
February 2014
This is the first Viator I have not rated as superior. Disappointing. Marcella (guide) was good providing basic info but she is learning English and did not have the vocabulary to answer foodie questions - how foods were prepared, ingredients, origin of foods, etc. We also were surprised that we had to buy water to drink with the empanadas and side dishes to go with the steak. The tour included steak as an entree but nothing else. Also each participant ordered a side dish but they were so large 1 order would have been enough for the table. This tour has the potential to be stellar but fell short on multiple levels.
December 2014
A terrible experience - don't waste your money. The restaurants chosen were inferior quality and I had a tough chewy steak and what tasted like watered down wine. Worst experience of my Argentinian trip.
April 2014
We met at the Recoletta cemetery which was an odd place to meet especially since we do not go in. The tour was 4 people and a guide. We walked from the cemetery through the streets of Recoletta (an area of Buenos Aries). This area is the more upscale section of BA and, we were told to hide the jewelry we were wearing. I did not see a threat anywhere and felt safe however.
The tour guide was not very good. She spoke in broken English, very difficult to understand. The language issue along with the street noise and small sidewalks made hearing anything very difficult. Much of the value of this tour was simply lost.
We walked for a substantially longer time than we ate. Our fist stop for Empanadas was fine, very tasty. The restaurant however did not have most beverages and water was the best choice. Anything other than Empanada cost.. and cost plenty. Do not forget the tip. Lesson learned.
The main course was a steak house and, I am generous in that description given we are from the USA. The food quality was poor, the lighting was garish and the decor was 1960s USA stuff on the walls. We had to pay for some items and, the tip. The beef was Argentine, not up to US standards.
There was alos some confusion in ordering. Our guide seemed determined to take our order and relate it to the waiter who, spoke enough English to take an order directly. The guide kept butting in and each time, got it wrong (her English was not that great). Inevitably, the food ordered was not what was delivered. one member of our party ordered the pasta. Well, why one would order pasta in a steak house is a mystery to me and, he paid the price.
You would be better off finding a nice place to eat our, take a Tango Dinner tour instead.
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We went here for lunch and ordered fajitas for two. The food was good and the portion was big enough for four. I would definitely recommend this place.
We were seated right away as the restaurant was not crowded at all for a Saturday evening. The decor is fresh and appears clean. The food was terrible. The veggies were raw with no flavor. My husbands comment was "when the tacos aren't any good, it is bad. My grandson ordered a seafood dish and I have never seen such...
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After looking into reviews of food around here and talking to locals.. el rancherito seemed to be #1 but every single person i talked to and every review i read said the salsa was plain and bland.. well i dont go to eat mexican for the salsa.. so i went.. well after eating till it hurt. I had plenty of...
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We thought we would give this one more try.. Well it was worse than our last visit. Service was slow and food Luke warm. We order tamales and they were the worst some type of sauce on them. The tacos were just filed with beef and nothing else. The salsa is just tomatoes that have been blended up. Stay away.
I always get the steak fajita's... They serve a lot of food, go hungry.. The beans are creamy and tasteful... Excellent cheese sauce... Margarita's are very good!
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