92050 Policy, Power and Politics in Health Care

This subject covers the essential knowledge of the policy and political environment in which health services operate. Health services managers need to understand the political environment in which decisions are made, how health policies are formulated and enacted and how they are received. The subject covers the theoretical framework for studying policy and politics particularly in relation to government policy, the ways policies are formulated, the balance of power between different stakeholders in the development of health services policies and decisions, how the health and political systems manage issues and the influence of the stakeholders and the media in the management of health services issues.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus

Note(s)

This subject was formerly called Power and Politics in Health Care.