Business and Enterprise Skills for Health and Social Care Professionals

This module is not scheduled to run in 2013/4.

Expressions of interest in the module are welcome for 2014/5; please email healthadmissions@cumbria.ac.uk

Why study with us?

This module aims to develop business and enterprise skills for health and social care professionals. It will prepare students for the future of health care provision that will become increasingly competitive and marking driven. Students will have the opportunity to develop their own business plan for an enterprise of their choosing.

Finance

If you are employed within NHS North West and this module is to be funded by your employing Trust, please contact your Line Manager and CPD Lead for advice relating to funding and the funding application process.

What can this course lead to? This module is drawn from the PgC Practice Development: Allied Health Enterprise Development. Resources and facilities We are amongst the UK’s leading health and wellbeing faculties and are proud of the high level of support we are able to offer to our students. We provide a wide range of high-quality courses supported by expert academic and clinical practice staff. If you join us you will enjoy great facilities and learn alongside caring, committed and experienced professionals. Our employment record is excellent. Student work

Assessment

Summative Assessment: 3000 word written assignment

Formative Assessment: 20 minute presentation

Entry requirements

Evidence of prior successful study at underpinning level.

More information about levels and credits.

Credit and UCAS requirements Credit: 20 credits Selection criteria To be eligible to study this module you should be a Registered Allied Health Professional able to apply the learning outcomes to your practice. Modules

HRBG7001 Business and Enterprise Skills for health and Social Care Professionals (20 credits at level 7)

Intended learning outcomes

On successful completion, you will be able to:

• Critically discuss current and future health and social care policies and practice with respect to business and enterprise
• Explore and critically appraise opportunities for innovation and enterprise development within a health or social care setting
• Demonstrate in depth knowledge of business processes within health and social care settings
• Demonstrate critical insight of the legal, ethical and social issues related to health and social care service provision

Indicative core bibliography

Barrow, C. ( 2005) The Business Plan Workbook Kogan Page

Piggot,C ( 2000) Business Planning for Healthcare Management Open University Press

Finch, B ( 2001) How to write a Business Plan Kogan page.

Journals

British journal of health care management

Social Enterprise Journal

Websites

Business Link : www.businesslink.gov.uk

NHS institute for Innovation and improvement : www.institute.nhs.uk

NHS Supply2health : www.supply2health.nhs.uk

Course summary

The indicative module content includes: health and social care policy; types of business in health and social care; business case development; finance and funding; legal structures; ethics in health and social care provision; professional practice; marketing strategies; stakeholder involvement; service evaluation.