The Context of Managing Health Care

This module will examine the concept of ethics in organisations, managerial ethics and social responsibility. Management theories, human resource management and change will be examined in relation to the economics and delivery of health care.  The impact of policy and management on patient care will also be analysed

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module the student will be able to:

• Critically analyse management theory and identify appropriate management skills for practice;
• Discuss health care delivery systems and critically analyse the impact of politics and policies on the delivery of patient care;
• Discuss the economics of health care and the development of budgets;
• Demonstrate an understanding of human resource management and critically discuss the negotiation  process and conflict management;
• Apprise critically the management of change and the influences acting on the change process.

Module Content:
Management Theories

• Management ethics
• Interagency/interdisciplinary issues

Health care delivery systems

• National and local organisation of health care
• Political influences and health care delivery
• Policy influences on health care delivery

Economics of health care delivery

• Economic Evaluation Principles in practice
• Budgeting
• Resource management

Human resource management

• Recruitment and selection
• Industry related issues
• Performance management
• Industrial conflict/resolution
• Communication
• Models of human resource management

Managing change
            Change theories
Planning and implementing change
            Motivation
            Team building
            Politics and agendas