Epilepsy, although it is prevalent in millions of humankind does not get enough funding for research and treatment development. There are many different types of seizures that can affect people in different ways. While seizures can be easy to diagnose and control for some people, for many others, epilepsy is a lifelong problem that can affect people in many different ways. In these cases, the solution starts with knowledge. However current data is outdated and potentially irrelevant. There are about 50 million people with epilepsy worldwide, who all need a chance to live a life without seizures. 

Edwin Trevathan, MD, MPH, Dean of the St. Louis University School of Public Health in St. Louis and a member of the Neurology Editorial Board reports:

Ratings Distribution Management (RDM), also called ratings calibration, provides the ability to calibrate ratings to ensure that the dissemination of performance scores is more consistent across an organization. In a typical diverse, global organization, performance rating scales differ from division to division. RDM ensures that employees are rated consistently and fairly across the entire organization, and as a result, incentives and rewards can be applied more appropriately. RDM also eliminates the age-old problem of managers rating all of their direct employees as 4s or 5s on a five-point scale (often to get a bigger chunk of the bonus pool). It “forces” managers to make oftentimes difficult decisions about the performance of their directs. The resulting ratings calibration typically resembles a bell curve (e.g., few 1s & 2s, many 3s, few 4s & 5s).

Key questions to consider when deploying RDM are:

Mersey Care NHS Trust was established with the aim of streamlining the healthcare system. In the 1980′S healthcare was not well organized, the government used to provide funding to doctors and practitioners directly to cater for provision of healthcare services. But this system was overwhelming as more and more people kept waiting for a chance to gain access to healthcare services. This was the reason why the idea of trusts arose. The first NHS trust was established in the year 1991 and its purpose was to fund healthcare. This is still the main aim up to present day and applies to Mersey Care NHS Trust. (Katherine, 2002)