Health and Social Care Strategies and Policies

Course Description

This unit aims to explore international health and social care policy; contemporary, political, social and cultural issues that help to determine healthcare policy and strategy applicable to the national and international context.

Course Objectives

This unit aims to explore international health and social care policy; contemporary, political, social and cultural issues that help to determine healthcare policy and strategy applicable to the national and international context.

Key Topics

1. LO1: Understand the development of international healthcare policy.
2. LO2: Understand external and internal environments for health and social care organisations.
3. LO3: Understand strategic and business plans for health care organisations based on environmental analysis.
4. LO4: Understand the contribution of public and health promotion in the provision of health and social care services.

Course Outline

Learning Outcomes

1. LO1 Understand the development of international healthcare policy.
2. 1.1 Summarise current global issues in health and social care.
3. 1.2 Explore approaches to health and social care policy formation in an international context.
4. 1.3 Assess how policy formation is influenced by funding in a national context.
5. 1.4 Critically evaluate health and social care policy in own country.
6. 1.5 Evaluate practical and political responses to a current international issue.
7. LO2 Understand external and internal environments for health and social care organisations.
8. 2.1 Analyse the significance of external and internal environmental analysis.
9. 2.2 Analyse how competitively relevant strengths and weaknesses can be used to suggest appropriate strategic actions within a chosen health and social care context.
10. 2.3 Analyse policy solutions in relation to one aspect of health and social care.
11. LO3 Understand strategic and business plans for health care organisations based on environmental analysis.
12. 3.1 Justify best strategic choice after strategic analysis to implement strategy
13. 3.2 Develop a business plan based on a current market situation in relation to the best strategic choice that is suitable for a health and social care organisation.
14. 3.3 Evaluate the business plan, making recommendations for improvement.
15. LO4 Understand the contribution of public and health promotion in the provision of health and social care services.
16. 4.1 Examine national and international socio-political issues in the promotion of public health.
17. 4.2 Analyse the role of health promotion in determining health care service demand in a national setting.
18. 4.3 Evaluate the impact of international campaigns and national policies on the demand for healthcare.