Leadership and Management in Health PgCert/PgDip/MSc

Dr Jelena Petrovic, module leader, talks about the benefits of undertaking the Leadership and Management in Health programme:

The Leadership and Management in Health PgDip/MSc is a flexible, modular programme with a part-time version taught at Kingston Business School, Kingston University and a full-time version at Royal Holloway, University of London. In partnership with St George's, University of London, these three centres of learning excellence are the principal members of the Institute of Leadership & Management in Health (ILMH), part of the SouthWest London Academic Network (SWAN).

This unique programme is specifically designed to meet the needs of those already working, or intending to work, in the health and social care services in the public, private and voluntary sectors in both the UK and internationally. Its evidence base is drawn from the latest research and practice in health sector leadership and management, combined with the practical application of new knowledge and skills to work-based situations. The course is based on the new health leadership competencies in the UK, and all assessments are designed to have application in the workplace.

There will be an induction programme introducing you to the modules and the aims of the course, and giving guidance on the approach to study. The programme starts with a personal assessment, using the leading edge Saville Consultancy Wave TM. This assesses personal leadership strengths and identifies areas for development.

You will then go on to study the functional aspects of healthcare management:

• leadership and management of people;
• delivering quality, finance and marketing in the health care industry;
• information management; and
• the management of change.

You will then have the choice of studying international health policy, or undertaking a project based on your own work, or selecting a module relating to an aspect of professional development.

Finally, for those taking the MSc, you will complete a Research Methods module and a dissertation. Professional and leadership development activities will take place throughout the course, and there will be many opportunities for updating and broadening knowledge through attending events arranged by the SWAN partners and ILMH.

For more information about the Institute for Leadership and Management in Health, visit the SouthWest London Academic Network website.

Please note: this list relates to the part-time course (see the Royal Holloway, University of London website for modules for the full-time course). This is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.

• Postgraduate Certificate students take four specialist modules.
• Postgraduate Diploma students take eight specialist modules (seven core and one elective).
• Masters students, in addition to the eight modules, take a research methods module and a dissertation. 

Available modules

• Strategic Health Management and Governance in Context

• Strategic Health Management and Governance in Context

  This module provides an understanding of the organisational, political, and socio-economic contexts shaping the direction of healthcare systems and analyses developments in healthcare management and issues of governance and accountability in the UK and internationally.

  
   
• Leading and Managing People in Health

• Leading and Managing People in Health

  This module critically evaluates the theory and practice of effective leadership and management in modern, complex healthcare organisations and identifies the characteristics of successful organisations, groups and individuals within the context of healthcare.

  
   
• Managing Information in Health

• Managing Information in Health

  This module explores the use of information as a strategic resource in supporting the delivery of health and social care services, and examines the enabling role of IT in facilitating communication and collaboration among professionals and service users in this context.

  
   
• Managing Health Services for Quality

• Managing Health Services for Quality

  This module introduces the concepts of service operations management applicable to the health and social care environment through the provision of a methodology for the planning, quality measurement and control of resources.

  
   
• Financial Resource Management in Health

• Financial Resource Management in Health

  This module examines financial management issues in healthcare organisations from a variety of analytical perspectives, providing the knowledge to understand and assess financial performance in a health context.

  
   
• Health Services Marketing

• Health Services Marketing

  This module outlines and measures the effectiveness of the range of approaches available within the private sector which can be used to leverage improvements in health service design and delivery.

  
   
• Organisational Change in Health

• Organisational Change in Health

  This module provides students with an understanding of the concept and tools of organisational change and development and their implications for leadership in health settings.

  
   
• International Health Policy (elective)

• International Health Policy (elective)

  This module provides students with an understanding of health management and policy in an international context. 

   

  
   
• Health Economics (elective)

• Health Economics (elective)

  This module provides an understanding of the functioning of the health care systems and issues concerning scarcity in the allocation of health care.

  
   
• Research Methods in Health Management

• Research Methods in Health Management

  This module provides an understanding of research methods required for the successful completion of a dissertation, including student development of a research proposal on a topic of their own choice under the guidance of a supervisor.

  
   
• Dissertation

• Dissertation

  The dissertation is a substantial piece of written work reporting on research based on a chosen topic.

  
   

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