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Level 7 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Applying Health and Social Care Leadership in practice: case studies

HSC701 · Health and Social Care Leadership — Week 12 of 16

CourseHSC701
Week12 of 16
SemesterI
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This week’s topics

Applying Health and Social Care Leadership in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence
  4. Making evidence-based decisions: context and opportunities
  5. How brave and aligned leadership makes integrated care work | Connect Community of Practice
  6. Co-ordinated care in the Sandwell Integrated Mental Health and Wellbeing Service

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Analyse key leadership theories.
  • 1.2 Analyse how leadership theories can develop and maintain trust and accountability.
  • 1.3 Evaluate the challenges of leadership in the health and social care sector.
  • 1.4 Analyse how different leadership styles may influence outcomes.
  • 2.1 Assess the relevance of motivational theories to organisational performance in health and social care.
  • 2.3 Analyse the impact of performance management on the success of health and social care organisations.
  • 2.4 Analyse how own practice supports a positive culture in the organisation.
  • 3.2 Analyse the different models of team leadership and their application to the health and social care sector.
  • 3.4 Analyse how different management styles may influence outcomes of team performance.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

  • Making evidence-based decisions: context and opportunities · YouTube · The Health Foundation · 54 min · for registered students
  • How brave and aligned leadership makes integrated care work | Connect Community of Practice · YouTube · Anna Freud · 9 min · for registered students
  • Co-ordinated care in the Sandwell Integrated Mental Health and Wellbeing Service · YouTube · The King's Fund · 6 min · for registered students
  • Co-ordinated care in Oxleas Advanced Dementia Service · YouTube · The King's Fund · 6 min · for registered students
  • Co-ordinated care in the Midhurst Macmillan Service · YouTube · The King's Fund · 7 min · for registered students
  • Co-ordinated care in Pembrokeshire: Developing community resource teams · YouTube · The King's Fund · 6 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
  • Transforming care: a national response to Winterbourne View Hospital (DH, 2012) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • Leadership for a collaborative and inclusive future (Messenger review, 2022) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · 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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