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Level 7 Diploma in Health and Social Care Management

Foundations of Healthcare Research and Evidence

HSC706 · Research Methods for Healthcare Professionals — Week 1 of 16

CourseHSC706
Week1 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Foundations of Healthcare Research and Evidence

  1. Contribution of research to service improvement
  2. Models of evidence-based practice
  3. Clinical governance and audit frameworks
  4. Patient safety and clinical effectiveness
  5. What is Evidence-Based Practice?

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Justify the contribution of research to health and social care provision.
  • 5.1 Analyse the relationship between research and evidence based practice.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: justify the contribution of research to health and social care provision.

Study materials

Videos

  • What is Evidence-Based Practice? · YouTube · Lippincott NursingCenter.com · 19 min · for registered students
  • What do we mean by evidence-based practice? | UK Trauma Council · YouTube · Anna Freud · 6 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • A promise to learn – a commitment to act (Berwick review into patient safety, 2013) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations of Healthcare Research and Evidence
  • Week 2: Critical Appraisal of Health and Social Care Literature
  • Week 3: Research Philosophies in Health Sciences
  • Week 4: Methodological Approaches and Study Designs
  • Week 5: Research Ethics and Governance in Care Environments
  • Week 6: Formulating the Research Proposal
  • Week 7: Data Types, Sampling, and Collection Strategies
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Quantitative Healthcare Data Analysis
  • Week 10: Qualitative Analysis and Data Synthesis
  • Week 11: Evidence-Based Decision-Making and Practice Translation
  • Week 12: Applying Research Methods for Healthcare Professionals in p…
  • 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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