Managing Finance in Health and Social Care Organisations
Assessed Learning Outcomes
Critically evaluate sources of finance for modern healthcare and apply finance management techniques.
Apply and critically evaluate techniques for budgeting, costing and pricing for healthcare decision making.
Construct a strategic Business case to obtain funding.
Systematically analyse information and draw conclusions from such analysis, critically appraising the validity of such conclusions from the perspective of different stakeholders considering strategic management issues.
Read the following scenario:
You have been appointed to the post as the Services Director (with additional responsibility for Occupational Therapy) for HCA Healthcare UK, a national group of private healthcare provision around the UK.
HCA Healthcare UK encompasses a range of clinical and surgical services plus allied services such as Occupational Therapy (OT) for secondary care patients in hospital, outpatients and community based primary care OT referred by local NHS Foundation Trusts.
Task:
1. Prepare a report for the CEO of HCA Healthcare UK as set out in the separate document titled HCA Healthcare UK Initial Brief and the associated documents identified within that initial brief.
2. Style, presentation, and format.
