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Implementing Resource Plans and Healthcare Commissioning

Explore models of strategic purchasing in implementing resource plans.

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  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
Overview
Requirements

How can leaders ensure resource plans are cost-effective?

On this course, you will have the opportunity to learn more about budget setting and resource costs.

You will understand the models of strategic purchasing and use these to further understand the impact and effectiveness of commissioning and purchasing.

What topics will you cover?

  • Healthcare budgeting principles
  • Resource costs
  • Budget setting
  • Business cases
  • Risk assessment in business cases
  • Global health policy context
  • Roles in healthcare system
  • Commissioning cycle
  • Contracting
  • The commissioning organisation
  • Joint commissioning – service integration
  • Accountable care systems
  • Impact of commissioning
  • Value-based commissioning

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Understand resources and costs
  • Understand concepts of costing
  • Understand budget management
  • Understand the role and practice of business cases
  • Understand risk assessment in business cases
  • Understand concepts and frameworks that underpin commissioning and contracts
  • Understand models of strategic purchasing
  • Understand impact and effectiveness of commissioning and purchasing
  • Understand future trends in commissioning and purchasing

Who is the course for?

This course if designed for healthcare professionals and administrators wishing to progress into middle or senior management role, as well as policy makers, executives, consultants and service providers in the health sector.

Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

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