STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

Unit Aims

This unit considers the economic, management and operational complexities of healthcare, healthcare providers and practitioners, and explore the strategic options available.

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand aspects of management in the health and social care organisation.

1.1 Explain the centrality of strategic management in contemporary health care environments

1.2 Examine various leadership roles of strategic management within health and social care contexts.

1.3 Explore the impact of pressure and issues of collaboration and competition on organisational strategy

2. Understand external and internal environments for health care organisations.

2.1 Analyse the significance of the external and internal environmental analysis

2.2 Analyse how competitively relevant strengths and weaknesses can be used to suggest appropriate strategic actions within a chosen healthcare context

2.3 Analyse policy solutions and discuss strengths and weakness of individual policies in relation to one aspect of health and social care

3. Understand strategic and business plans for health care organisations based on the environmental analysis.

3.1. Justify best strategic choice after strategic analysis to implement strategy

3.2. Develop a business plan based on a current market situation in relation to the best strategic choice that is suitable for a health care organisation

3.3. Evaluate the business plan