In these challenging times Health and Care services need to be developed to meet growing demands but with decreasing resources. This course explores models, theories and the evidence base to enable you to identify how to lead change within your service. 

Content 

The course covers three main themes: the external context and health policy influencing change; service development and redesign; working with change and leadership. The course explores questions such as: How do you involve service users and other stakeholders in service development? How to identify what to change? How do you prepare for the future? How can you facilitate change through people and process, creating a sense of urgency and commitment? What is leadership and how do you lead? What types of leaders are required in challenging times? How can leadership styles influence team motivation and outcomes?

You should be a qualified health care professional currently working in an appropriate area of practice.   

Normally students may enter Level 7 study having completed a qualification at Level 6, which is equivalent to an undergraduate degree.

This module forms part of a broader CPD framework which can lead to a postgraduate award or it can be taken as a standalone module for CPD.

Powerpoint presentation with embedded narration, critically discussing a change you are leading underpinned by theories and models studied within the course.

What our students say.....

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1. able to critically discuss the theories, models and tools to lead and improve services to meet the challenges of current and future health and social care. 

2. able to critically discuss models and methods of change management and leadership, and apply that knowledge to service redesign. 

3. Be able to critically apply service improvement tools and methods to evaluate capacity, capability and implementation of service change 

4. Be able to critically reflect on their own ability to lead and manage service change. 

This course is led by Liz Ward, a Senior Lecturer in healthcare leadership, management and service redesign. Alongside her lecturing work Liz is an independent consultant within healthcare, advising healthcare organisations on wide-scale system change and programme delivery. 

Previously Liz held several senior leadership roles within the NHS. Liz started her career as a Physiotherapist, and is passionate about equipping staff that work within and alongside healthcare, with the skills they need to create and lead services that are fit for the future. 

The course also features lecturers with expertise in the field of research methods and service evaluation