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Level 7 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

International Crisis Responses and Healthcare Policy Solutions

HSC704 · Health and Social Care Strategies and Policies — Week 3 of 16

CourseHSC704
Week3 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

International Crisis Responses and Healthcare Policy Solutions

  1. Pandemic preparedness and cross-border responses
  2. Geopolitical factors in humanitarian aid
  3. Policy solution design for social care deficits
  4. Multi-agency coordination frameworks
  5. The Next Pandemic - How bad might things get? How should we prepare?
  6. After COVID, What Next for Urban Humanitarian Responses? | LSE Festival
  7. How do we know if mental health support for people affected by humanitarian emergencies is workin...
  8. TU Delft - Valuable lessons in resilience we can take from the Covid-19 crisis

What you will be able to do

  • 1.5 Evaluate practical and political responses to a current international issue.
  • 2.3 Analyse policy solutions in relation to one aspect of health and social care.

Activity

Start with this week’s 4 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate practical and political responses to a current international issue.

Study materials

Videos

  • The Next Pandemic - How bad might things get? How should we prepare? · YouTube · Global Health with Greg Martin · 16 min · for registered students
  • After COVID, What Next for Urban Humanitarian Responses? | LSE Festival · YouTube · LSE · 9 min · for registered students
  • How do we know if mental health support for people affected by humanitarian emergencies is workin... · YouTube · UCL Institute of Education · 35 min · for registered students
  • TU Delft - Valuable lessons in resilience we can take from the Covid-19 crisis · YouTube · TU Delft · 75 min · for registered students
  • Health Policy in a Post-COVID World | LSE Festival Online Event · YouTube · LSE · 59 min · for registered students
  • How can countries prepare for the next global health crisis? | LSE Festival · YouTube · LSE · 60 min · for registered students
  • Learning from international health care system responses to COVID-19 · YouTube · The Health Foundation · 74 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • The Fiscal Policy Response to the Pandemic · PDF · Reading, article · for registered students
  • People at the heart of care: adult social care reform white paper (DHSC, 2021) · 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
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Global Health Challenges and Policy Formation
  • Week 2: Healthcare Financing and National Policy Evaluation
  • Week 3: International Crisis Responses and Healthcare Policy Soluti…
  • Week 4: Strategic Environmental Scanning in Healthcare
  • Week 5: Competitive Positioning and Strategic Formulation
  • Week 6: Strategic Choice and Implementation Planning
  • Week 7: Healthcare Business Plan Development
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Business Plan Evaluation and Strategic Recommendations
  • Week 10: Socio-Political Context of Health Promotion
  • Week 11: Evaluating Campaigns and Demand Management
  • Week 12: Applying Health and Social Care Strategies and Policies in …
  • 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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