Please note this module descriptor is indicative of the structure of this course and may be subject to change.
This module critically examines the delivery of successful health and social care services through effective management and strong leadership. It will help to build on previous knowledge and experience, develop analytical skills as well as proving an overview of the organisational, legal and policy contexts within which managers operate, identifying the challenges and opportunities of the sector.
This module will include the following topics:
Health policy current to health and Social Care practice
The future of the NHS
Government drivers CQUINS (Commissioning for Quality and Innovation)
Care Quality Commission
New models of Care – Vanguards
Leading change, adding Value
Transforming Care for people with learning disabilities – next steps
Improving the health and wellbeing of children and young people
5 year forward view for Mental Health for the NHS in England
Office of National statistics – the collation date
Workforce planning
Commissioning
A student passing this module should be able to:
Critically appraise current health and social care policy and the direct influence it has on clinical practice
Demonstrate and articulate a comprehensive understanding of government drivers and how to achieve these in practice
Critically appraise the models of care demonstrated by the Vanguard initiatives and their integration into clinical practice
Critically evaluate the impact of current health and social care policy on the people with learning disability and the economic and environmental challenges faced
Explore and critically appraise the difficulties and differences experienced by children and young people, from a sociological perspective, and how policy is driving change
Identify and critically analyse impact that rigorous data collection has on changing health policy
Identify and evaluate the challenges faced with work force planning and commissioning as a key driver of quality and outcomes
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