Module HEAS43210: LEADERSHIP, CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING IN HEALTH SYSTEM 10

Department: Health [Queen's Campus, Stockton]

HEAS43210: LEADERSHIP, CHANGE MANAGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING IN HEALTH SYSTEM 10

Prerequisites

• None

Corequisites

• None

Excluded Combination of Modules

• none

Aims

• The module explores leadership and change management theories and practice, providing links to the changing political landscape affecting today’s health systems. It equips students to i) responsibly implement research findings to the benefit of client/patient/population outcomes and ii) manage well organizational changes across health and wellbeing systems

Content

• Introduction to the Module
• Leadership verses Management
• Leadership for improvement in health and wellbeing systems
• Change Management; methodologies and measurement
• The human dimensions of managing change
• Large Scale Change; spreading and sustaining change
• Decision Making
• Presentations and reflection on implementation of learning

Learning Outcomes

• By the end of module students will have developed:
• An advanced knowledge and critical understanding of leadership and change management approaches
• Critical awareness of application of the knowledge and skills across health systems
• An understanding of styles of leadership and the relevance of situations
• An understanding of change management and problem solving theories and techniques in practice
• Deep understanding of the human dimensions of change and effective communication methods
• Exploration of decision making in relation to complex situations
• The relevance of partnership working and the roles of the clinicians, local government and others
• An awareness of the challenges of health system policy development in the UK and in students’ particular contexts, and the implications of these challenges for leadership and change management.

• Developing insights into the practical and emotional dimensions of leadership and change
• Analyzing the formal dimensions of decision making and change initiatives .

• Students will have gained skills in:
• Knowledge management – collating and synthesising material from different sources
• Presentation – preparing and presenting complex material in an accessible manner
• Communication – being able to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Lecturing - Explains current theories regarding change management , leadership, and decision making approaches - Examines how these are inter-related in healthcare - How the various decision making techniques emphasise/elevate certain values and downplay others
• Tutorials and seminars - Allow students to work through concepts in more detail, providing both teacher and peer led input, promoting discussion and developing the interprofessional communication and working skills
• Structured reading - Allows students to pursue topics in greater detail enabling both familiarity with key texts and a deeper understanding of the subject knowledge generally
• Case studies/role plays/simulation games - Provide real life examples that are discussed, analysed and perhaps role-played to assist students to arrive at new insights into the practical and emotional dimensions of leadership and change
• Independent Study - Focuses student knowledge more deeply by pursuing aspects of the module that are of special interest to themselves and exploring specific applications in their field of study
• Written assessment allows assessment of students' understanding of key aspects of change management in an interprofessional context and their ability to marshal arguments and present them in a written format in a sound and convincing fashion.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

A presentation summarizing set literature and identifying key questions in the field on the subject matter of main assignment

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University