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Level 4 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Applying Resource Management in Health and Social Care in practice: case studies

HSC406 · Resource Management in Health and Social Care — Week 12 of 16

CourseHSC406
Week12 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Applying Resource Management in Health and Social Care in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence
  4. Co-ordinated care in Pembrokeshire: Developing community resource teams
  5. Making evidence-based decisions: context and opportunities

What you will be able to do

  • 2.5 Analyse how to manage the impact of change.
  • 4.2 Analyse the systems used to manage finances in health and social care.
  • 4.4 Analyse factors affecting funding allocation.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

  • Co-ordinated care in Pembrokeshire: Developing community resource teams · YouTube · The King's Fund · 6 min · for registered students
  • Making evidence-based decisions: context and opportunities · YouTube · The Health Foundation · 54 min · for registered students
  • Understanding how Adult Social Care works Webinar · YouTube · Somerset Council · 36 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Health and social care integration: joining up care for people, places and populations (2022) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • People at the heart of care: adult social care reform white paper (DHSC, 2021) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • Mastering Strategic Management, ch. 4: Managing Firm Resources · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 101–134 · 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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