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Level 7 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Systemic Challenges in Care Leadership

HSC701 · Health and Social Care Leadership — Week 3 of 16

CourseHSC701
Week3 of 16
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This week’s topics

Systemic Challenges in Care Leadership

  1. Multi-agency integration complexities
  2. Navigating financial austerity and workforce shortages
  3. Regulatory compliance
  4. Crisis leadership and public scrutiny
  5. Alan Milburn: Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England
  6. What will it take to fix social care? | Anita Charlesworth (p2)
  7. Alan Rosenbach: Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England

What you will be able to do

  • 1.3 Evaluate the challenges of leadership in the health and social care sector.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate the challenges of leadership in the health and social care sector.

Study materials

Videos

  • Alan Milburn: Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England · YouTube · The King's Fund · 7 min · for registered students
  • What will it take to fix social care? | Anita Charlesworth (p2) · YouTube · The Health Foundation · 3 min · for registered students
  • Alan Rosenbach: Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England · YouTube · The King's Fund · 3 min · for registered students
  • Livestream: What will it take to fix social care? · YouTube · The Health Foundation · 89 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry (Francis Report, 2013) · 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
  • CQC: Regulations for service providers and managers · Reading · Other, guidance · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Theories of Leadership in Health and Social Care
  • Week 2: Trust, Governance, and Accountability
  • Week 3: Systemic Challenges in Care Leadership
  • Week 4: Leadership Styles and Strategic Outcomes
  • Week 5: Motivational Theories in Healthcare Organisations
  • Week 6: Workforce Motivation and Workplace Factors
  • Week 7: Performance Management in Health and Social Care
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Reflective Practice, Personal Values, and Organisational Cu…
  • Week 10: Effective Team Dynamics and Leadership Models
  • Week 11: Overcoming Team Challenges and Management Impact
  • Week 12: Applying Health and Social Care Leadership in practice: cas…
  • 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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