| Module Code: NURM058 |
Module Title: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE |
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Module Provider: Health & Social Care
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Short Name: H+SCARE
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Level: M
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Module Co-ordinator: MACARTNEY DL Miss (HSC)
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Number of credits: 15
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Number of ECTS credits: 7.5
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| Module Availability |
| Semester 1 |
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| Assessment Pattern |
Assignment
A critical analysis of a policy (within 5 years) which has had a major influence within your area of practice/work environment.
Evaluate the factors that led to the development of the policy and critically analyse how effective the introduction of the policy has been in practice. Based on your analysis, make recommendations to enhance the implementation of the policy.
3000 words
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| Module Overview |
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| Prerequisites/Co-requisites |
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| Module Aims |
The aim of this module is to enable the student to critically analyse the structure of health and social care services and highlight their inter-dependence in order to understand the complexities of policy and the political processes in relation to the development and provision of health and social care. It is intended that the student will develop a theoretical underpinning of policy, which can be applied to practice whilst developing an in-depth understanding of partnership working and developing communication links within the context of contemporary practice.
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| Learning Outcomes |
On completion of this module the student should be able to:
Subject knowledge and understanding
• demonstrate knowledge and an in-depth understanding of the social, political and economic factors which influence patient/client care and their impact on health and social care resources
• critically analyse and evaluate service provision in relation to client need and policy requirements at local and national levels
• critically assess the resources needed for the implementation and evaluation of service developments at local and national levels and make appropriate recommendations
• evaluate legal aspects of policy regulation
• demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the economics of health and social care
Cognitive skills
• demonstrate skills of critical analysis and evaluation in appraising the factors which influence contemporary health and social care policy issues
• engage effectively with the relevant agendas and develop appropriate strategies for practice development
• initiate and evaluate strategies designed to empower patients, clients and carers to influence and use available services
• discuss the complexity arising from legal and ethical dilemmas and their impact on decision making
• critically analysis and evaluate the factors which influence contemporary health and social care policy issues
• critically review the relevant agendas and develop appropriate strategies for practice development
• initiate and evaluate strategies designed to empower patients, clients and carers to influence and use available services
• demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the complexity arising from legal and ethical dilemmas and their impact on decision making
Practical skills
• support and empower patients, clients and their carers to influence and use available services, information and skills to the full and to participate in decisions concerning their care
• identify and select from a range of health and social agencies those which will assist and improve the care of individuals, groups and communities
• stimulate an awareness of health and care needs and initiate and contribute to strategies designed to promote and improve health and prevent disease in individuals, groups and communities
• advise on the range of services available to assist with care; the services may be statutory, voluntary or private and at local, regional and national levels
• interpret and provide accurate health data to employing authorities and purchasers through health profiles in order to inform health policies and the provision of health care
• act independently within a multi-agency, multi-disciplinary context
• provide high quality client/patient care demonstrating professional judgement within acceptable ethical and legal parameters
Key / transferable skills
• demonstrate skills related to information and communication technology in the retrieval and presentation of data
• critically analyse, evaluate and apply complex data
• evaluate quality issues such as audit, benchmarking and clinical
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| Module Content |
The content of this module enables the student to develop a conceptual understanding of health and social care policy and provision. It also allows for the exploration of current substantive issues in the field of health and social policy development and implementation and their impact on practice.
Policy:
Process in practice, welfare state, mixed economy, influences on policy ie history, ideology and economics.
Policy Delivery:
Interagency working and the strategies designed to promote and improve health and social care, prevent disease in individuals, groups and communities. Influencing factors in relation to the context of policy implementation and the legal aspects of policy development.
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| Methods of Teaching/Learning |
150 hours
Taught: 30 hours
Work-based learning: 55 hours
Self-directed learning: 65 hours
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| Selected Texts/Journals |
ESSENTIAL READING
• Ackers L, (1996) Social Policy for Nurses and the Caring Professions Open University Press, Buckingham
• Blakemore K (1998) Social Policy: An introduction Buckingham, OU Press
• Baker M, (2000) Making Sense of the NHS White Papers (2nd Ed) Oxford – Radcliffe Medical Press
• Buchanan B & Badham R (1999) Power Politics & Organisational Change London - Sage
• Department of Health, (1998) Working Together: Securing a Quality Workforce for the NHS The Stationary Office, London
• DoH, (1997) The New NHS: Modern, Dependable HMSO London
• DoH, (1998) A first Class Service: NHS Executive HMSO London
• DoH, (2000) The NHS Plan HSMO London
• DoH, (2001) The Essence of Care: Patient Focused Benchmarking for Health Care Practitioners HSMO London
• DoH, (2003) Liberating the Talents – Helping Primary Care Trusts and Nurses to Deliver The NHS Plan London
• DoH, (2007) Our NHS our future: NHS next stage review – interim report
• DOH, (2008) Health and Social Care Act HSMO London
• Exworthy M, (1994) The contest for Control in Community Health Services Policy and Politics Vol. 22 No. 1 17-29
• Hill M (1993) Understanding social policy 4th Ed Blackwell
• Jones L (1994) The social context of health and health work Macmillan
• Kemshall H, Littlechild R (eds.) (2000) User Involvement and Participation in Social Care Jessica Kingsley, London
• Lloyd L (2002) Social Policy In: Naidoo J, Wills J (eds) Health Studies Palgrave, Basingstoke pp 163-192
• Klein R (2000) The New Politics of the NHS 4th Ed London, Longman
• Langan M (1998) Welfare: Needs, Rights and Risks London Routledge
• Naidoo J, Wills J (Eds) (2001) Health Studies Basingstoke Palgrave
• Owens P, Carrier J, Horder J (ed) (1995) Inter-professional issues in community and primary health care Macmillan
• Parsley K, Corrigan P (1994) Quality Improvement in Nursing & Health Care – a practice approach London – Chapman & Hall
• Savage S, Atkinson R (2001) Public Policy under Blair Palgrave, Basingstoke
• Van Zwanenberg T, Harrison J 2000 Clinical Governance in Primary Care Radcliffe Medical Press, Oxford
BACKGROUND READING
This is reading that will inform the content. You should endeavour to read some of the following -
Journals
• Journal of Advanced Nursing
• Nursing Times
• Nursing Standard
• Professional Nurse
• Journal of Mental Health
• Community Care
• Child and Maternal Health
• Community Practitioner
• Journal of Community Nursing
• British Journal of Nursing Management
• British Journal of Learning Disability
• Health and Social Care in the Community
• Health Service Journal
• Evidence-based Nursing
• International Journal of Nursing Studies
• Evidence- Based Nursing
• Legal Action (monthly journal LAG)
• New Labour Journal (monthly)
USEFUL WEBSITES
• Centre for Innovation in Primary Care www.innovate.org.uk
• NHS Beacon Services www.nhsbeacons.org.uk
• University of Surrey www.surrey.ac.uk/library
• Department of Health www.doh.gov.uk
• Nurse Prescribing www.nurse-prescriber.co.uk
• Centre for Health Evidence www.cche.net
• National Centre for Reviews
and Dissemination www.york.ac.uk/inst/crd
• HAD - Evidence Base 2000 www.hda-online.org.uk/evidence
• NELH Clinical Guidelines www.nelh.nhs.uk/guidelinesdatabase.asp
• NELH library for Primary Care www.nelh-pc.nhs.uk |
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| Last Updated |
| 3RD AUGUST 2010 |
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