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Level 7 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Drivers of Sectoral Change and Strategic Need

HSC705 · Leading Change in Health and Social Care — Week 4 of 16

CourseHSC705
Week4 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Drivers of Sectoral Change and Strategic Need

  1. Demographic shifts and epidemiological demands
  2. National health policy reforms
  3. Digital transformation and technological adoption
  4. Consequences of organizational stagnation
  5. Week 7: Lecture 34: Democratization of Industry 4.0: Health Care and BFSI

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Analyse factors that drive change.
  • 3.4 Explain the importance of effective change management for service provision.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse factors that drive change.

Study materials

Videos

  • Health Care Reform in the US · YouTube · LSE · 85 min · for registered students
  • Health service reform: which policy levers can deliver change for today’s NHS? | Summit Series 2022 · YouTube · Nuffield Trust · 60 min · for registered students
  • Digital health and care congress: managing digital change successfully in health and social care · YouTube · The King's Fund · 5 min · for registered students
  • Stephen Dorrell: Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care in England · YouTube · The King's Fund · 6 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Fit for the future: 10 Year Health Plan for England (DHSC, 2025) · 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
  • People at the heart of care: adult social care reform white paper (DHSC, 2021) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Governance, Standards and Regulatory Accountability
  • Week 2: Measuring and Evaluating Healthcare Quality
  • Week 3: Quality Management Systems and Implementation Barriers
  • Week 4: Drivers of Sectoral Change and Strategic Need
  • Week 5: Theoretical Models of Change Management
  • Week 6: Change Planning Tools and Strategy Formulation
  • Week 7: Risk Governance and Change Monitoring Frameworks
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Stakeholder Analysis and Resistance Management
  • Week 10: Evaluating Quality Systems, Policies and Governance
  • Week 11: Continuous Quality Improvement and Service Transformation
  • Week 12: Applying Leading Change in Health and Social Care in practi…
  • 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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