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Level 6 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

The Role of Research in Health and Social Care

HSC606 · Research Methods for Healthcare Professionals — Week 1 of 16

CourseHSC606
Week1 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

The Role of Research in Health and Social Care

  1. Service improvement and innovation
  2. Patient outcomes and clinical safety
  3. Quality assurance frameworks
  4. Informing health policy development
  5. Nick Barber: The importance of improvement science
  6. Why Health Care Policy Matters

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Justify the contribution of research to health and social care provision.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: justify the contribution of research to health and social care provision.

Study materials

Videos

  • Nick Barber: The importance of improvement science · YouTube · The Health Foundation · 3 min · for registered students
  • Why Health Care Policy Matters · YouTube · Institute for Healthcare Improvement - IHI · 3 min · for registered students
  • KT Social Care Project Seminar: Mind the Gap - Getting Research Into Policy and Practice · YouTube · LSE · 89 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Scientific Inquiry in Social Work (DeCarlo, Open Social Work Education) · Reading · Other, textbook · for registered students
  • A promise to learn – a commitment to act (Berwick review into patient safety, 2013) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: The Role of Research in Health and Social Care
  • Week 2: Research Philosophies and Paradigms
  • Week 3: Methodological Approaches in Healthcare Research
  • Week 4: Research Ethics and Governance
  • Week 5: Developing and Justifying a Research Proposal
  • Week 6: Data Types and Collection Methods
  • Week 7: Data Analysis Techniques
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Data Interpretation and Drawing Conclusions
  • Week 10: Critical Appraisal of Healthcare Research
  • Week 11: Evidence-Based Practice and Decision-Making
  • Week 12: Applying Research Methods for Healthcare Professionals 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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