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Innovations in Health and Social Care Course

Stonebridge College.

Summary

Price
£309.99 inc VAT
Finance options
Finance options available
Study method
Distance learning
Duration
120 hours · Self-paced
Qualification
Innovations in Health and Social Care Diploma
Awarded by Stonebridge Associated Colleges
Additional info
  • Exam(s) / assessment(s) is included in price
  • Tutor is available to students

Overview

Public sectors organizations such as social services and NHS trusts are driven by internal and external forces such as the government, innovations in the private sector of new or more efficient health and social care products, and are required to demonstrate their performance against set criteria.  Mulgan and Albury (2003) suggest "Innovation should be a core activity of the public sector: it helps public services to improve performance and increase public value; responds to expectations of citizens and adapt to the needs of users; increase service efficiency and minimize costs". How to seek out and foster innovation from all levels is crucial to continual development and improvement:

In this sense public services have to be innovative to keep up with public perception of quality and delivery of services and to meet the ever-changing performance criteria (for example, Best Value).

Innovations are not just top down approaches. A number of innovations are generated from grass-roots; the front line workers who may see issues arising and consider how they can change systems to make them more efficient or productive or more comfortable for service users.

This course aims to introduce the student to the importance of innovations in Health and Social Work from the perspective of Service Users and Carers. It will also address Policy and Practice innovations and how best to evaluate them.

Description

Defining Innovation

Innovations in Health and Social Work

Innovation and Service Users and Carers

Community Innovations

Policy and Practice Innovations

Evaluating Innovations

Requirements

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

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