SOLM111 Regulating Health Systems

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Module Description

Syllabus:

Week 1:

• What is a health system?
• An outline of the theory of regulation

Week 2:

• Learning from public inquiries
• The Bristol Royal Infirmary heart surgery case and "An organisation with a memory"

Week 3:

• Inspection regimes: The Care Quality Commission and the Health and Safety Executive
• The "Morecambe Bay" and "Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells" inquiries

Week 4:

• Contracting and financial governance
• The NHS reforms of 2012 and the role of NHS Improvement

Week 5:

• Standard Setting and the role of NICE
• Health beyond the NHS: social care and the "Winterbourne View" inquiry

Mode of Assessment

2.15 hour examination

Credits

15 Credits