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Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Funding Streams and Resource Allocation

HSC406 · Resource Management in Health and Social Care — Week 11 of 16

CourseHSC406
Week11 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Funding Streams and Resource Allocation

  1. Public sector funding mechanisms
  2. Private and third-sector financing
  3. Commissioning frameworks
  4. Demographic and socioeconomic factors in allocation
  5. Lecture 21- Health Care Financing
  6. What is joint commissioning? (Integrated care)
  7. What is population health management? (Integrated care)

What you will be able to do

  • 4.3 Explain the sources of funds available.
  • 4.4 Analyse factors affecting funding allocation.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain the sources of funds available.

Study materials

Videos

  • Lecture 21- Health Care Financing · YouTube · IIT Roorkee July 2018 · 34 min · for registered students
  • What is joint commissioning? (Integrated care) · YouTube · Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) · 3 min · for registered students
  • What is population health management? (Integrated care) · YouTube · Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) · 3 min · for registered students
  • The Public Sector - Financial Strategy and Private Finance Initiative (2/11) · YouTube · OpenLearn from The Open University · 3 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • People at the heart of care: adult social care reform white paper (DHSC, 2021) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • Health and social care integration: joining up care for people, places and populations (2022) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • Care and support statutory guidance (Care Act 2014, DHSC) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Fundamentals of Human Resource Management
  • Week 2: Staff Resourcing and Retention
  • Week 3: Leadership and Management Styles
  • Week 4: Performance Management and Support
  • Week 5: Team Dynamics and Development
  • Week 6: Managing Organizational Change
  • Week 7: Regulatory Frameworks in Care Delivery
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Inspection and Quality Assurance
  • Week 10: Budgeting and Financial Systems
  • Week 11: Funding Streams and Resource Allocation
  • Week 12: Applying Resource Management in Health and Social Care in p…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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