BSc (Hons) Healthcare: Management, Policy

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BSc (Hons) Healthcare Management, Policy
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Dr Jane Prichard Programme Lead
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Challenges Facing Health Systems

• Complex changing environments
• Economic climate
• Changing policy arena
• Meeting the needs of a diverse changing
  population e.g. ageing population, dementia,
  obesity-related ill-health, mental health.
• Rising expectations of population

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SoWhat skills are needed to solve such
challenges?

• Leaders and innovators
• Creative problem solvers
• Ability to ask the right questions
• Able to use evidence to bring to bear on the
  complexity
• Good decision makers
• Strong quantitative skills
• Understand the policy environment

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Degree Structure

• Three years study plus a year in placement taken
  at the end of year 2
• Modules include
• Mentored research training
• Understanding health systems. Health policy - Why
  do health systems look like they do?
• Social science of health systems psychology,
  sociology, economics, law, anthropology,
  demography.
• Managing health systems organisational
  behaviour, organisational change, creativity,
  innovation, safety, leadership and decision
  making.
• Ethics and legal frameworks of health systems

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Placement Year Putting employability at the
heart of learning

• Assessed and compulsory part of degree
• Employability training
• Employers include
• The NHS Leadership Academy
• GlaxoSmithKline
• GE Healthcare
• The Health Foundation
• Academic Health Science Network.
• All these employers will pay applicants
• Students free to find other opportunities

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Promoting student success through mentoring

• Research Mentors
• Senior researchers and professors who are experts
  in the organisation and delivery of healthcare to
  develop student skills in understanding and
  carrying out research
• Workplace Mentors
• Alumni of graduate schemes to support network
  development, work placement and future career
  decisions e.g. NHS graduate scheme, GSK graduate
  scheme, Cancer Research UK graduate scheme
• Academic Tutor
• Experienced member of staff to guide in relation
  to academic and pastoral issues

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Admissions Criteria

• A Levels AAB
• The following subjects would facilitate a
  successful application Mathematics, English
  Literature, English Language, Physics, Biology,
  Chemistry, History, Geography, Economics,
  Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, Languages,
  Statistics, Further Mathematics or Politics.
  Other subjects are also considered
• GCSEs A minimum of 7 GCSE including English at
  a minimum of grade B. Mathematics should be
  passed at a minimum of grade A.
• Access Science or social science based access
  course (40 distinctions at level 3). Different
  GCSE requirements for students over 21.
• Selection process UCAS application and
  interview CRB self-disclosure.

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Who would the degree suit?

• Students who want to make a difference in their
  careers
• Have ambitions to lead change
• Want to combine study with career development
• Interested in working in the health sector
• Interested in the application of social sciences
  to solve problems
• Interested in the idea of research in applied
  settings
• Confident with numbers

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Focusing on the FutureWhat can students do with
this degree?
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Graduate Schemes

• Schemes pay 18000-22000 pa. Some pay more!
• Progression opportunities are excellent

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Salary for 2009 Intake on NHS graduate scheme and
on leaving scheme in Jan 2012
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Average NHS salary post scheme
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• We find the best applicants to the NHS Graduate
  Scheme have relevant work placement experience
  making this degree an excellent foundation for
  our scheme.
• Rob Farace, Leader of NHS Graduate Scheme

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• This degree course with its focus on healthcare
  policy and a placement year within a healthcare
  organisation will give students extremely
  relevant knowledge and experience to apply for a
  role on our Commercial Trainee Scheme.
• Ali Hollands, Head of Commercial Management
  Trainee Scheme, GSK.

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Further Study

• Funded PhD in the Faculty of Health Sciences for
  student showing the highest research potential

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Jobs

• Healthcare Management and Leadership
• Healthcare Policy Development
• Research in private/public and University
  settings
• Social Care Management and leadership
• Healthcare management consultancy
• Healthcare lobbying and campaigning
• More generally the skills on this course are
  applicable for many career choices.

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Would you be interested in us talking to us about
our new degree?ContactJane Prichard
Programme Lead and Admissions TutorJ.S.Prichard_at_s
oton.ac.uk023 80597956http//www.southampton.ac.
uk/healthsciences/undergraduate/index.page?