PE4S090 - Governance and Health Economics 01 Sep 2022 - 31 Aug 2028 | Version 4
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | PE4S090 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Governance and Health Economics | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Life Sciences and Education | ||
| Faculty Group: | Community and Professional Practice Nursing | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Professional Nursing Practice | ||
| Module Leader: | Joseph Sunday | ||
| Module Team: | |||
| First Intended Intake: | FEB 2016 | Final Year of Intake: | 2027 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 101317 - environmental and public health | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 4 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 01 Sep 2022 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2028 |
Module Aims
To develop knowledge of foundational and fundamental principles and key concepts in health governance and economics and how these concepts are applied in policy, planning, and decision-making in public health and overall quality improvement in health care.
To familiarise students with the various models of health service financing and understanding the application of fundamental concepts towards improving health care.
To develop an understanding of the theoretical basis and the role of commissioning and health economics in addressing issues in health systems.
Demonstrate an understanding of critical appraisal methods widely used and their application in evidence-based healthcare to inform decision-making processes.
Content Summary
Content Summary: Health Economics
Fundamental concepts in health economics including scarcity, marginal analysis, opportunity cost, economic efficiency, and equity.
Demand and supply in healthcare.
Markets
The relationship between health and wealth
Economic Evaluation: cost-benefit, cost-minimisation, cost-effectiveness, and cost-utility analysis.
Health service organisation and financing
Health and social service organisation and healthcare financing
Models of health service financing, orphan drugs.
Budget preparation, financial allocation, and service commissioning
Allocative efficiency, use of economic methods in priority setting and exceptionality.
Ethics and Economics – Ethinomics.
Governance:
Key concepts and principles of good governance for quality improvement including evaluation and audit; standard setting, learning from adverse events, use of data and information in quality assurance.
Information governance, research and service development
Regulation, accountability, leadership and risk management in organisational governance.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 28 |
| Tutorial | 2 |
| Directed Study | 142 |
| Formative Assessment - Scheduled | 4 |
| Formative Assessment - Independent | 8 |
| Groupwork | 4 |
| Interdisciplinary work | 4 |
| Problem / challenge based learning | 8 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Gain a critical understanding of key issues in health economics and governance in public health policy formulation, decision-making and quality improvement, as well as the critical appraisal of the core principles/concepts of these areas towards addressing relevant issues in public health. |
| LO2 | Demonstrate the ability to carry out fundamental economic evaluations (including appraisals), engage and critically analyse economic evaluations, practical/key aspects of governance and show understanding and application in relevant health settings underpinned by evidence-based approaches within a public health context. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asynchronous Assessment | Annotated Bibliography 2 | Health Governance | 0 | 2000 | 50 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Annotated Bibliography 1 | Health Economics | 0 | 2000 | 50 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Annotated Bibliography 2 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Annotated Bibliography 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |