Module Descriptors
COMPARATIVE HEALTHCARE ORGANISATION AND POLICY
XCPD70409
Key Facts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Level 7
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PRESENTATION - INDIVIDUAL weighted at 40%
- PORTFOLIO weighted at 60%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
Power-point presentation on comparative impact of reform agenda for health managers, professionals &/or patients/users
(contributes to meeting LO 1)
Portfolio of evidence and critical appraisal of a comparative health policy and/or management reform issue
(contributes to meeting LO 2 and 3)
both elements of assessment must be passed
Additional Assessment Details (including formative feedback / assessment:
Formative feedback will be provided through on-line responses to group and individual fulfilment of Blackboard based activities.
(contributes to meeting LO 1)
Portfolio of evidence and critical appraisal of a comparative health policy and/or management reform issue
(contributes to meeting LO 2 and 3)
both elements of assessment must be passed
Additional Assessment Details (including formative feedback / assessment:
Formative feedback will be provided through on-line responses to group and individual fulfilment of Blackboard based activities.
Module Texts
Blank, R. & Burau, V. (2004) Comparative Health Policy, Macmillan Palgrave.
Dent, M. (2003) Remodelling Hospitals and Health Professions in Europe, Basingstoke: Palgrave-Macmillan
Pollitt, C. and Bouckaert, G. (2004) Public Management Reform: a Comparative Analysis (2nd Edition), Oxford: Oxford University Press
Walshe, K. & Smith, J. (2006) Healthcare Management, OUP
Dent, M. (2003) Remodelling Hospitals and Health Professions in Europe, Basingstoke: Palgrave-Macmillan
Pollitt, C. and Bouckaert, G. (2004) Public Management Reform: a Comparative Analysis (2nd Edition), Oxford: Oxford University Press
Walshe, K. & Smith, J. (2006) Healthcare Management, OUP
Module Learning Strategies
Contact Hours:(36)
20 hours On-line activities around sessional activities
6 hours Individual e-mail based tutorials around assignment support
10 hours Tutor interventions in on-line group activities
Independent Study Hours: (114)
50 hours Researching the subject through accessing on-line materials
45 hours Preparation for Summative assessment
19 hours Group activities with peers
20 hours On-line activities around sessional activities
6 hours Individual e-mail based tutorials around assignment support
10 hours Tutor interventions in on-line group activities
Independent Study Hours: (114)
50 hours Researching the subject through accessing on-line materials
45 hours Preparation for Summative assessment
19 hours Group activities with peers
Module Indicative Content
Why engage in comparative approaches and the problem of comparison.
Issues around the role of pathway dependency for identifying differences between health care systems.
Lesson drawing and reform in health care organisations and policy
The role of organisational and professional culture within comparative national context
New Public Management and the reform agenda
Health service delivery in developing countries and Urban Bias
Comparative health care organisation within states.
Comparative professional organisation and regulation.
Country case studies.
Issues around the role of pathway dependency for identifying differences between health care systems.
Lesson drawing and reform in health care organisations and policy
The role of organisational and professional culture within comparative national context
New Public Management and the reform agenda
Health service delivery in developing countries and Urban Bias
Comparative health care organisation within states.
Comparative professional organisation and regulation.
Country case studies.
Module Resources
Access to IT resources and broadband capacity for Blackboard access.
Electronic access to particular journals including . Milbank Quarterly, Journal of European Social Policy, Social Science & Medicine, Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, Health Policy.
Electronic access to particular journals including . Milbank Quarterly, Journal of European Social Policy, Social Science & Medicine, Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law, Health Policy.