Integrated Healthcare Practice and Strategic Leadership

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Applied Social Studies · Subjects allied to medicine

If you aspire to support, lead and manage transformative healthcare provision, in the UK and abroad, this course advances your understanding of the opportunities and strategies for integrating hospital and community services including local services, GP partnerships, local authorities, and other healthcare and voluntary bodies. You are encouraged to adopt a critical lens when exploring real-life issues alongside the challenges of planning cost-effective funding and joined-up care, with the aim of improving health outcomes. Course accreditation The course is dual-accredited by the UK Chartered Management Institute (CMI), offering successful graduates eligibility for a CMI L7 qualification in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice. Industry links We collaborate with Healthwatch Luton as well as the local health and wellbeing boards for Bedford, Luton and Milton Keynes, offering students opportunities for work-based learning; interaction with health leaders; and experience of real-world settings and contemporary issues. Your student experience - The course is offered at three levels: PgCert (60 credits), PgDip (120 credits) and Master’s (180 credits); it’s your choice how far you take your studies. - Learn from an industry-experienced academic team, many of whom maintain relevant registrations via practice or CPD, or are research active across multiple areas. - Local leaders from care boards and other relevant organisations contribute to course delivery, giving you practical experience of working in the system. - Work with Healthwatch Luton to research, explore and design health services for different groups. - Experience field visits to health and wellbeing boards to observe proceedings and gain experience of a range of real-world settings and contemporary issues.

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