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Level 7 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Healthcare Business Plan Development

HSC704 · Health and Social Care Strategies and Policies — Week 7 of 16

CourseHSC704
Week7 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Healthcare Business Plan Development

  1. Market situation analysis and competitor benchmarking
  2. Clinical and operational capacity planning
  3. Financial forecasting and revenue modelling
  4. Regulatory compliance and clinical governance integration
  5. Using a Cash Flow Forecast in Business Planning
  6. Lecture 5 Strategic Capacity Planning for Products and Services

What you will be able to do

  • 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.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: 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.

Study materials

Videos

  • Using a Cash Flow Forecast in Business Planning · YouTube · Galton College · 16 min · for registered students
  • Lecture 5 Strategic Capacity Planning for Products and Services · YouTube · Eddy Witzel · 26 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Entrepreneurship, ch. 11: Business Model and Plan · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 405–452 · for registered students
  • Principles of Finance 2e, ch. 18: Financial Forecasting · PDF · OpenStax, textbook chapter; pp. 537–566 · for registered students
  • Principles of Marketing, ch. 16: The Marketing Plan · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 507–542 · 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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