| Unit name | Health Care Policies |
|---|---|
| Unit code | SPOL21018 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Lart |
| Open unit status | Open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School for Policy Studies |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit starts from the most recent reorganisation of the NHS, the Health and Social Care Act 2012, and seeks to locate this in the longer history of the NHS and to address key themes for social policy. In particular, it will focus on issues such as the distribution of health amongst the population, and the relationship between health and health care provision. The focus is largely on Britain and the unit explores differences in health and the experience of health care in terms of diversity within the British population. The unit focuses on ideas about health: what health is, how it can be measured, and how health is distributed amongst different populations. The second part explore health services and health policy in the UK looking at the development of health policy, the delivery of health care, services for different users, and critical analysis of policy in this area.
Aims:
This course aims to develop an understanding of the development of health policy, the role of health policy in the welfare system and how health policy integrates with wider social policy issues, and in particular an understanding of the relationship between health inequalities and the delivery of health care in Britain .
The key learning outcomes are follows. Students are expected:
Lectures and seminars
Assessment will be against the programme criteria defined for the appropriate level. Formative assessment: One 2000- 2500 word essay Summative assessment : Level I - 3 000 word essay
