Unit HSC704: Health and Social Care Strategies and Policies 

Learning Outcomes
When awarded credit for this unit, a learner will:

Assessment Criteria
Assessment of this learning outcome will require alearner to demonstrate that they can:

1. Understand the development of international healthcare policy.

1.1 Summarise current global issues inhealth and social care.
1.2 Explore approaches to health andsocial care policy formation in aninternational context.
1.3 Assess how policy formation is influenced by funding in a nationalcontext.
1.4 Critically evaluate health and socialcare policy in own country.
1.5 Evaluate practical and political responses to a current internationalissue.

2. Understand external and internal environments for health and social care organisations

2.1 Analyse the significance of externaland internal environmental analysis.
2.2 Analyse how competitively relevant strengths and weaknesses can be used to suggest appropriate strategicactions within a chosen health and social care context.
2.3 Analyse policy solutions in relation to one aspect of health and social care.

3. Understand strategic and business plans for healthcare organisations based on environmental  analysis.

3.1 Justify best strategic choice after strategic analysis to implement strategy
3.2 Develop a business plan based on acurrent market situation in relation tothe best strategic choice that is suitable for a health and social care organisation.
3.3 Evaluate the business plan, making recommendations for improvement.

4. Understand the contribution of public andhealth promotion in the provision of health and social care services.

4.1 Examine national and international socio- political issues in the promotionof public health.
4.2 Analyse the role of health promotion in determining health care service demand in a national setting.
4.3 Evaluate the impact of international campaigns and national policies onthe demand for healthcare.