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Level 7 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Competitive Positioning and Strategic Formulation

HSC704 · Health and Social Care Strategies and Policies — Week 5 of 16

CourseHSC704
Week5 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Competitive Positioning and Strategic Formulation

  1. Advanced TOWS matrix applications in healthcare
  2. Value chain optimization in clinical and care settings
  3. Core competencies and strategic differentiators
  4. Targeted policy solutions for specific care sectors
  5. Lec 06 - Value Chain Analysis, Core Competence and Outsourcing
  6. Adolescent Sexual Health Programs, Policies, and Politics
  7. Lecture 27: I/O Model, Resources, Capabilities, Core Competencies and Value Chain

What you will be able to do

  • 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.
  • 2.3 Analyse policy solutions in relation to one aspect of health and social care.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse how competitively relevant strengths and weaknesses can be used to suggest appropriate strategic actions within a chosen health and social care context.

Study materials

Videos

  • Adolescent Sexual Health Programs, Policies, and Politics · YouTube · Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies · 49 min · for registered students
  • Business Strategy 04 - Internal Factors: Resources, Capabilities & Core Competencies · YouTube · Ajarn Olli · 25 min · for registered students
  • Internal Analysis: The VRIO Framework | Strategic Management | From A Business Professor · YouTube · Business School 101 · 9 min · for registered students
  • CIMA E3 Strategy formulation · YouTube · OpenTuition · 14 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Mastering Strategic Management, ch. 4: Managing Firm Resources · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 101–134 · 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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