Detailed analysis of a contemporary issue in health care, including an evaluation of the implications for practice/role development (3500 words) 100% to assess all LOs.

Formative Assessment:
Group activities facilitated by module tutors around contemporary health care case studies

Guided Independent Study: (150 hours)
50 hours assignment writing
65 hours reading and researching
35 hours Active individual learning using materials (where available, narrated PowerPoints, short tasks, discussion board etc) on Blackboard

This module will provide a forum for discussion of the latest issues in health care, thus providing students the opportunity to examine fundamental challenges and opportunities in their specialist area of practice. Issues for exploration will be negotiated between the postgraduate student group and the module leader. The following provide a general guideline to the types of subject that may be covered eg:
Clinical Governance; Involvement of carers and users; Inequalities in health care, NHS Modernisation, Ethics and Consent in health care, Mental Health issues, Quality of life, Quality assurance.

Issues will be examined from a variety of perspectives in order to recognise opportunities, clarify constraints and determine potential implications for practice/role development.

The source of indicative reading for this module is likely to be current journals, policy documents etc.
You will be responsible for identifying material related to the indicative content.

In addition the following texts should be referred to:
Ham, C. (2009) (6th Edition) Health Policy in Britain, Basingstoke, Palgrave MacMillan
Hill, M. & Hupe, P. (2002) Implementing Public Policy: Governance in Theory and Practice, Sage
Walshe, K. (2003) Regulating Healthcare: a prescription for improvement? Maidenhead: Open University Press
Walshe, K & Smith, J. (2006) Healthcare Management Open University Press
www.sdo.lshtm.ac.uk/files/adhoc/change-management-review.pdf

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