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Level 7 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Short-Term and Long-Term Financing Needs

HSC703 · Managing Finance in the Health and Social Care Sector — Week 5 of 16

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Week5 of 16
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This week’s topics

Short-Term and Long-Term Financing Needs

  1. Working capital cycle management
  2. Operational cash flow requirements
  3. Capital asset acquisition
  4. Long-term service capacity planning
  5. Understanding the WORKING CAPITAL CYCLE | Dr. Anil Lamba
  6. Capital Budgeting Part 1
  7. Cash Flow Forecast

What you will be able to do

  • 2.1 Differentiate between long and short term business finance needs of health and social care organisations.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: differentiate between long and short term business finance needs of health and social care organisations.

Study materials

Videos

  • Understanding the WORKING CAPITAL CYCLE | Dr. Anil Lamba · YouTube · Dr. Anil Lamba · 8 min · for registered students
  • Capital Budgeting Part 1 · YouTube · Galton College · 14 min · for registered students
  • Cash Flow Forecast · YouTube · Galton College · 16 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Introduction to Business 2e, ch. 16.3–16.5: Short-term, long-term and equity financing · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 543–548 · for registered students
  • Principles of Finance 2e, ch. 19: The Importance of Trade Credit and Working Capital in Planning · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 567–598 · for registered students
  • MIT 15.401 Finance Theory I, lecture notes: Capital Budgeting · PDF · Other, slides · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations of Financial Management in Healthcare
  • Week 2: Financial Technology and Accounting Information Systems
  • Week 3: Double-Entry Bookkeeping and Financial Recording
  • Week 4: Financial Performance Evaluation Using Ratios
  • Week 5: Short-Term and Long-Term Financing Needs
  • Week 6: Sources of Healthcare Financing
  • Week 7: Budgetary Control and Revenue Management
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Interpreting Healthcare Budgets
  • Week 10: Capital Expenditure and Investment Appraisal
  • Week 11: Strategic Financial Recommendations
  • Week 12: Applying Managing Finance in the Health and Social Care Sec…
  • 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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