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Level 6 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Policy Implementation and Operational Impact

HSC604 · Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Settings — Week 6 of 16

CourseHSC604
Week6 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Policy Implementation and Operational Impact

  1. Moving and handling policy evaluation
  2. Impact on staffing models and workflows
  3. Policy barriers and clinical outcomes
  4. Overview of Safe Staffing in Nursing - legislation, nurse staffing models & tools
  5. Program planning, implementation and evaluation in public health.

What you will be able to do

  • 2.3 Analyse the impact of one aspect of health and safety policy on health and social care practice.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse the impact of one aspect of health and safety policy on health and social care practice.

Study materials

Videos

  • Overview of Safe Staffing in Nursing - legislation, nurse staffing models & tools · YouTube · Carol Forde-Johnston · 29 min · for registered students
  • Program planning, implementation and evaluation in public health. · YouTube · Dr. Wally Bartfay Lectures in the Health Sciences · 35 min · for registered students
  • Transforming primary care with population health: moving to an outcome-based model · YouTube · The King's Fund · 58 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Health and safety in care homes (HSE, HSG220) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Manual handling at work: a brief guide (HSE, INDG143) · PDF · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Leading health and safety at work (HSE/IoD, INDG417) · PDF · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks
  • Week 2: Management Responsibilities and Governance
  • Week 3: Setting-Specific Safety Priorities
  • Week 4: Principles of Risk Assessment
  • Week 5: Risk Assessment in Care Planning
  • Week 6: Policy Implementation and Operational Impact
  • Week 7: Individual Responsibilities and Accountability
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Monitoring and Audit Systems
  • Week 10: Cultivating a Positive Safety Culture
  • Week 11: Continuous Improvement and Policy Review
  • Week 12: Applying Health and Safety in Health and Social Care Settin…
  • 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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