Course description
Primary and Community Care Policy
The aim of this module is to enable youto analyse the structure of primary and community care services 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 you will develop greater understanding of partnership working in relation to policy implementation and be able to evaluate the impact on health and social care delivery.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
Entry requirements
- Ability to study at level 6
- Professional registration as a healthcare professional:
- Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Working in health and social care.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Credits: 15
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the module, you willbe able to:
- Critically analyse and evaluate national and local primary care policy and service provision in relation to client need and policy requirements.
- Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the complexity arising from legal and ethical dilemmas and their impact on decision making in the primary and community setting.
- Critically assess the resources needed for the implementation and evaluation of service developments at local and national levels and identify innovative solutions.
- Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the economics of health and social care service delivery.
- Critical analysis of the factors which influence collaborative partnerships for effective health and social care.
Course delivery details
For the 2020/21 curriculum our CPD moduleswill be delivered usinghybrid learning.This means that depending on the subject and content of learning and teaching, modules may be delivered solely online or via a combination of face to face and online delivery, however for all programmes face to face contact time will be reduced, as per Government guidelines and to ensure the reduction of risk for all.Further information can be sought from the course leader (see below).
Usual learning and teaching methods include:
- Interactive lectures
- Discussions
- Seminar presentations
- Problem-based-learning.