Module Descriptors
HEALTH POLICY AND POLITICS
PPDE50242
Key Facts
School of Health, Science and Wellbeing
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Peter Kevern
Email: P.Kevern@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 35
Independent Study Hours: 115
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK -ESSAY weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Resources
Library
IT for Blackboard support
IT for Blackboard support
Module Texts
Baggott, R. (2004) (2nd Edition) Health and Health Care in Britain, Basingstoke, Palgrave MacMillan
Ham, C. (2009) (6th Edition) Health Policy in Britain, Basingstoke, Palgrave MacMillan
Hunter, D.J. (2008) The Health Debate: policy and politics in the 21st Century, Bristol, The Policy Press
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (summary test)
Ham, C. (2009) (6th Edition) Health Policy in Britain, Basingstoke, Palgrave MacMillan
Hunter, D.J. (2008) The Health Debate: policy and politics in the 21st Century, Bristol, The Policy Press
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (summary test)
Module Indicative Content
The politics of the health service and different ideological approaches to health service delivery including the origins of the health service, the Conservative use of the internal market and New Labour ideas concerning modernisation of health services.
An introduction to recent ideas on the nature of health policy with particular reference to Network Theories.
Policy making in the Department of Health.
Policy making at the local level and Lipsky's idea of "Street level bureaucracy"
The nature of power in the policy process.
The key challenges to health policy through an exploration of key policy documents from "The Health of the Nation" to "Choosing Health"
An exploration of why health is a key political issue.
The financing and organisation of the health service.
An introduction to recent ideas on the nature of health policy with particular reference to Network Theories.
Policy making in the Department of Health.
Policy making at the local level and Lipsky's idea of "Street level bureaucracy"
The nature of power in the policy process.
The key challenges to health policy through an exploration of key policy documents from "The Health of the Nation" to "Choosing Health"
An exploration of why health is a key political issue.
The financing and organisation of the health service.
Module Additional Assessment Details
An essay of 2500 words on a pre-agreed policy issue. The student will develop the title of the essay which will be approved by the module tutor(s). (addressing all LO's)
Additional Assessment Details (including formative feedback / assessment:
Formative feedback will be through tutorials centred on the development of their essay plan for the summative assignment.
Additional Assessment Details (including formative feedback / assessment:
Formative feedback will be through tutorials centred on the development of their essay plan for the summative assignment.
Module Learning Strategies
Contact Hours: (35)
10 hours of lectures
12 hours seminar presentations
10 hours group work
3 hours tutorials
Independent Study Hours: (115)
20 hours reading in preparation for seminars
40 hours preparation for group work
55 hours preparation and writing summative assignment
10 hours of lectures
12 hours seminar presentations
10 hours group work
3 hours tutorials
Independent Study Hours: (115)
20 hours reading in preparation for seminars
40 hours preparation for group work
55 hours preparation and writing summative assignment