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Level 6 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

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

HSC605 · Resource Management in Health and Social Care — Week 12 of 16

CourseHSC605
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. Evaluating Productivity (panel session)
  5. Co-ordinated care in Pembrokeshire: Developing community resource teams

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Analyse internal and external influences affecting human resource planning in health and social care.
  • 2.3 Evaluate the different techniques used in the selection process in health and social care.
  • 3.1 Analyse the role of financial information in decision-making processes.
  • 4.3 Evaluate the implications of different sources of finance for health and social care organisations.

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

  • Evaluating Productivity (panel session) · YouTube · The Health Foundation · 53 min · for registered students
  • Co-ordinated care in Pembrokeshire: Developing community resource teams · YouTube · The King's Fund · 6 min · for registered students
  • What does the spending review mean for the NHS, social care and public health? · YouTube · The Health Foundation · 75 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research · Reading · Arxiv, article · for registered students
  • Transforming care: a national response to Winterbourne View Hospital (DH, 2012) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • Workplace Dispute Resolution and the Management of Individual Conflict: Five Case Studies · PDF · Reading, article · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Strategic Human Resource Planning
  • Week 2: Determining and Managing Skills Requirements
  • Week 3: Recruitment Planning and Regulatory Compliance
  • Week 4: Selection Methods and Decision-Making
  • Week 5: Workforce Retention and Addressing Talent Deficits
  • Week 6: Financial Information and Managerial Decision-Making
  • Week 7: Financial Ratio Analysis in Health and Social Care
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Short-Term and Long-Term Capital Requirements
  • Week 10: Sources of Finance in the Care Sector
  • Week 11: Strategic Evaluation of Financial Sourcing
  • 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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