Integrated Healthcare Practice and Strategic Leadership MSc

University of Bedfordshire

About the courseIf you aspire to support, lead and manage transformative healthcare provision, in the UK and abroad, this course advances your understanding of the opportunities and strategies for integrating hospital and community services including local services, GP partnerships, local authorities, and other healthcare and voluntary bodies. You are encouraged to adopt a critical lens when exploring real-life issues alongside the challenges of planning cost-effective funding and joined-up care, with the aim of improving health outcomes.Course accreditationThe course is dual-accredited by the UK Chartered Management Institute (CMI), offering successful graduates eligibility for a CMI L7 qualification in Strategic Management and Leadership Practice.How will you be assessed?The assessment strategy is one that draws on applied principles in addressing challenges faced in the context of integrated healthcare pathways. Consequently a wide range of assessment that are informed by the wealth of practice information the workforce will face are incorporated into the assessment on this course; including but not limited to; work-based learning portfolios applied research dissertation e-learning modules posters oral presentations case-study-based assessments and reports.CareersCareer opportunities include health services evaluation and research manager; health informatics/data analyst; health economist; health policy adviser; mental health liaison practitioner; health-related project business manager/coordinator; client-care manager; data quality and assurance leads; digital health/primary care transformation project leads; health/quality improvement/implementation officer; HR; workforce development lead. This is also a pathway for allied health professionals to specialise in integrated care systems and provisions.