For all modules and courses the applications portal will close 4 weeks before the start date. All applications must be submitted and funding confirmed before the portal closes. Any applications that have not been processed and or do not have funding confirmed from the sponsor organisation before the portal closure will not be accepted by the IHSC administrator staff

 

This MSc Leadership and Service Improvement in Health Care course is intended for experienced qualified health care professionals who may work in, and across a range of health care settings. Whilst the course is directed purposefully at health care professionals, those working in health care in non-professional roles and social care professionals may find this course beneficial and could have a valuable contribution to make to other learners on the course.

 

This course focusses upon leadership, change management, quality improvement and evidence-based service innovation and delivery, all key to the delivery of high quality health care. The centrality of the patient/service user in health and social care is championed; this is the central core around which services should be developed and delivered. Professionals in the caring professions need to be able to develop, provide and continually evaluate and enhance to provide the highest standards of evidence based. Delivery of a proven, high quality service which continually evolves to meet the changing needs of all service users is the aim of practitioners in the caring professions.

 

Successful leadership of health care improvement combines service specific knowledge from clinical experts, improvement know-how and change management skills. This course supports new and developing and experienced clinical leaders in the development of improvement know-how with the skills and knowledge of change management processes, such as team building, handling relationships, developing and communicating a vision, to engage with multiple stakeholders.