Role of Business Model Innovation in Fireworks Sectoring During Pre and Post Covid19

In India, 9% of the production of fireworks is at Sivakasi alone. This business is a highly profitable one in Sivakasi 0 for the employers. Around 3000 crore worth of firecrackers were produced in 2020. But during this lockdown period, it was Rs. 1500 crore. The market for fireworks is likely to grow at the rate of 10 percent per annum. Nearly five hundred factories are running in Sivakasi. After the ban, the impact would be around 500 crore losses. It is the livelihood of Eight Lakhs Workers. This pandemic hits fireworks industries also. This article focuses that, how fireworks industries sustained during this pandemic situation and the Business model innovation of that in pre and post covid19.

A better way to improving the Quality of Head and Neck cancer Referral : A post- Covid reflection, data analysis and effect on service delivery

Introduction/Aims: The implementation of COVID lockdown on 26 March 2020, led to a significant drop in urgent cancer referrals. This study looks at the quality of urgent cancer referrals and the impact of pandemic on the proportion of referrals to Royal Derby Hospital Head and Neck Unit with an eventual diagnosis of cancer. The data emphasises the need for us to look at the ways to improve the cancer referral pathway and service delivery. Materials and Methods: Retrospective electronic case note review was performed of urgent cancer referrals from general practitioners and general dental practitioners to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Ear, Nose and Throat Head & Neck Cancer service at the Royal Derby Hospital. Results/Statistics: A total of 661 appointments were performed between 8 January 2020 and 30 June 2020 at the Head and Neck Cancer service. 98.9% of appointments pre-lockdown were seen face-to-face. This reduced to 62% of appointments post-lockdown. Only 60.1% of patients were informed of their urgent cancer referral pre-lockdown. 55.1% of patients were informed post-lockdown. The proportion of referrals with an eventual diagnosis of cancer increased from 6.4% to 13.3% in the 3 months following lockdown. Conclusions/Clinical Relevance: The outcome of this study showed an increase in proportion of referrals diagnosed with cancer despite reduced face to face appointments.This demonstrates the need to improve the quality of urgent cancer referrals including provision of the referral pathway information to patients and re-evaluate the current referral system criteria.This would be with a specific focus on educating the General Dental and Medical practitioners and reconfiguraton of hospital services.