Integrated Care for the Older Person
This module is for health professionals working in primary care and the aim of the module is to provide a contextual foundation to integrated person centred care in complex health and social care systems for older people living with long term conditions and frailty
Module Information
Module Code
NA6304 (level 6) and NA7304 (level 7)
Content
Contemporary and critical understandings of care and care ethics , Participatory and partnership models of health and social care , Shared decision making, collaboration, coordination, and co-production , Integrated health and social care systems , Case management in health and social care , Long term conditions and frailty and integration , Self-care and supported self-care , Health promotion, health protection and prevention of ill health, Pathophysiology and disease led healthcare and integration , Cultural competence, inclusivity and diversity in health and social care, Commissioning, choice, equality and equity, Person centred practice, Complexity and risk, Social, political, and cultural influences of health and social care, Mindfulness and philosophical perspectives, Resilience, Critical exploration of the temporal and spatial contexts of health and social care, Global perspectives and challenges in health and social care
Entry Requirements
Applicants should be working in the UK as a healthcare professional for a minimum of 2 days per week.
Applicants at level 7 would normally possess a bachelor degree or equivalent or have evidence of the ability to study at postgraduate level
Assessments
A 3000 word critically reflective case study that exemplifies the student’s practice in leading the case management of a patient case.
Module Leader
Linda Hardie
Module Dates
2024-25 – Semester 1 – Falmer Campus (Dates subject to change)
- October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
- November 19, 25
- December 3
Assessments submission date TBC
Fees
If you are choosing this module as part of a postgraduate or community course, please contact fees@brighton.ac.uk for specific information on the fee for this module
If you are taking this as a single module or part of the BSc / Grad Cert/ PG Cert Clinical Practice or BSc (Hons) Professional Practice course, the module fee is:
2024-25 – £1,170
Further Information
Please contact SHS-CPE-Admissions@brighton.ac.uk for further information about the module
This module can be taken as part of a course, including:
PGDip/MSc Specialist Community Practice
BSc (Hons) Professional Practice
MSc Health / MSc Health and Education / MSc Health and Management
Nicky Edwards • May 9, 2023