Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical awareness of national policy development and implementation
- Demonstrate critical awareness of the interface between organisations, stakeholders, staff, clients and the community in the context of clinical and corporate governance and within the wider political context of health and social care services
- Critically analyse the purpose of governance with respect to clinical effectiveness, quality, risk management, patient safety, patient experience, and information
- Critically appraise strategies for the implementation and monitoring of clinical and corporate governance in single organisational settings, and when many organisations coordinate shared work
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
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Teaching | 30 |
Guided independent study | 220 |
Total study time | 250 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
Robin Gauld. (2009). The New Health Policy. Maidenhead: McGraw-Hill International.
Ilona Kickbusch, ed. (2009). Policy Innovation for Health. London: Sage.
Evelyn J.S. Hovenga and Heather Grain , eds. (2013). Health Information Governance in a Digital Environment. IOS Press: Amsterdam (Netherlands).
Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care. (2011). Patients charting the course [electronic resource] : citizen engagement and the learning health system : workshop summary. Washington: Institute of Medicine.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
.Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Class Exercise
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Verbal feedback in class
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: Yes
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Essay | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External