Critical understating of health needs of a diverse population and a consideration for how wider socio-political and economic issues influence how health services are planned, resourced, and organized effectively to address those needs.

2.Demonstrate the following skills and abilities.

Evidence of good project management skills in planning, leading and delivering a health service strategy that is cost-effective, timely and qualitative

The task requires that students provide some justification of an unmet need that this service does not yet meet.

Students are encouraged to choose from any of the topics that have been explored in the unit in order to express what this unmet need is e.g workforce challenge, leadership, funding, technological delivery etc

You need to demonstrate knowledge of the use of tools and technology skills in management and leadership of a health service.

You need to submit your poster electronically via BREO. The presentation should include a full list of references in accordance with the Harvard Referencing guidelines.

Students will be required to support the submission with a 10-minute presentation of the ideas underpinning their design and this will be followed by an opportunity for questions from the audience (from your peers and tutors); to which the student must respond to.

A schedule for the poster presentation sessions will be announced later in the unit and these will take place as advertised on BREO in the week immediately after the electronic submission of the academic poster. The poster must incorporate the following:

·      Title of the poster (No smoke without damage)

·      Introduction /Description of the existing health service issue/unmet needs.

·      Evidence of research identifying rationale for design (this may include what similar competitors may be doing)

·      Plan on location and smaller group of people. (Under 25/ young adults, borough of London city)

·      Proposed plan for improvement

·      Show which model has been used for evaluation

·      Show technical limitation and how this technic was used and effectiveness

·      A plan for stakeholder involvement and dissemination,

·      Budgeting, how much cost is – (how are funds acquired)- e.g., charity, Government, Private investors, Organizations etc.

·      A brief evaluation strategy that will show how the new improved service is performing

·      Reference List: Not more than 10 references (of which 6 must be academic references and must include a reference to the core text).

·      Summery (separate note) what the poster is talking about

Ø Why you chose this health service-related project and issue

Ø The research that informed the design/content of the poster (e.g., Gantt Charts/Six sigma tool)

Ø Your candid thoughts on the evidence-base for the improvement you have suggested and issues that might hinder the improvement from achieving its goals

Ø What are the gaps/unmet needs identified trying to address?

Ø Does the model you chose to evaluate reflect any aspect of the invisible asylum?

Ø How would you improve the service (what would you do?) and what factors would you need to consider?

Ø Identify a model/theory that you would use to underpin your suggested improvements

To pass Assessment 2, the student will need to

•      Identify a gap in the current provision of a health service in relation to addressing a specific need.

•      Demonstrate the use of analytical tools when developing new or improving quality of services.

•      Demonstrate the use of technology for gathering and analysis of data.

•      Identify the competitors and their activities which may have an impact on the new or improved services.

•      Establish how the new or improved services will be evaluated to understand the degree of success or need for change.

•      Demonstrate skills in designing and presenting an academic poster.

•      Your poster needs to be realistic and evidence based.

•      Include not more than 10 references of which 6 must be academic references including the core reading.

Ensure you adhere to assignment requirements and meet all learning outcomes.

Evidence the research you have done to inform the decisions made.

Proofread your work before submission.

Show evidence of wider reading e.g., journals and books including the core text to inform your work.

Ensure referencing meets the Harvard standard of referencing.

This unit aims to equip you with the knowledge and skills required for the leadership and management of a health service. The sessions are well designed to build your knowledge however, this will be enhanced by your wider reading on the completed topics to successfully complete this assignment.