HR4S64 - Strategy and Innovation for Healthcare Leaders 01 Sep 2024 - 31 Aug 2030 | Version 2

Associated Module Information

Module Code: HR4S64
Module Title: Strategy and Innovation for Healthcare Leaders
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Leadership and Public Services
Faculty Sub Group: Leadership and Public Services
Module Leader: Sian Jenkins, Adam Poole
Module Team:
First Intended Intake: SEP 2024 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100088 - leadership
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 2
Valid From 01 Sep 2024
Valid To 31 Aug 2030

Module Aims

To develop high level skills in understanding the value of strategy and innovation for leaders in healthcare organisations.

Content Summary

Modules 1 to 4 create strong theoretical and practical bases of different aspects of leadership. This module will help the students to learn different aspects of strategy and innovation. Students will learn theory and practical aspects, with aim to bring a positive change in the working environment in the organisation. Combining strategy and innovation in one module is aimed at creating theoretical and philosophical connection between different aspects of these two, largely, conceptual modalities.

The weekly topics will include:

Week 1 Strategy: its role and utility

Week 2 Factors that influence strategy.

Week 3 How to turn a strategy into performance.

Week 4 How to make an innovative organisation.

Week 5 How organisations learn.

Week 6 Approaches to changing organisational culture.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminars 40
Independent Study 80
Directed Study 40
Problem/Challenge based learning 40
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Analyse the role of strategy in achieving aims and objectives within complex healthcare organisations
LO2 Advocate the means of developing a culture of innovation to build effective healthcare organisations for the future

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Case study 1 A concentrated inquiry into a single case or subject. 0 2000 50 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Critique 1 Requires the student to produce a critical analysis of existing work. 0 2000 30 No 40
Asynchronous Assessment Self Reflective Assessment 1 A personal record of a student’s learning experiences. It requires students to record and reflect upon their observations and responses to situations, which can then be used later to explore and analyse ways of thinking and being in context. Generally involves critical diaries, learning logs and written / visual journals. 0 1000 20 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Case study 1
Critique 1
Self Reflective Assessment 1

Reading List

Appelbaum, L. and Paese, M. (2018). ‘What Senior Leaders Do: The Nine Roles of Strategic Leadership.’ Development Dimensions International.

Chen, B., Baur, A., Stepniak, M. and Wang, J., (2019). Finding the future of care provision: the role of smart hospitals. McKinsey & Company: Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Hammond, R. (2019), ‘The World in 2040: The future of healthcare, mobility, travel and the home,’ Allianz Care.

Das, K.K. and Ara, A., (2014). Leadership in VUCA world: A case of Lenovo. International Journal of Current Research, 6(4), pp.6410-6419.

Monitor (2014) Developing strategy: What every trust board member should know.

London: Monitor, p. 5.

NHS Improvement Strategy development toolkit (2014) pp 4-7

Pype, P., Krystallidou, D., Deveugele, M., Mertens, F., Rubinelli, S. and Devisch, I., (2017). Healthcare teams as complex adaptive systems: focus on interpersonal interaction. Patient education and counseling, 100(11), pp.2028-2034.

Rooke, D., and Torbert, W. R. (2014) ‘7 Transformations of Leadership’, Harvard Business Review: On Leadership, pp. 84-98.

Smith, R. (2019). ‘16 Strategic Planning Models to Consider: Missing a piece of your strategic puzzle? These planning models are sure to help.’ Clearpoint Strategy. pp. 1-20.

Weintraub, P. and McKee, M., (2019). Leadership for innovation in healthcare: an exploration. International journal of health policy and management, 8(3), p.138.