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The following are instructions and guidance for the completion of the Summative assignment.
The aim of this assignment is to consolidate your understanding and application of resource management and finance theories and practice to a workplace “investment” opportunity.
Your assignment should be 3,500 words long, not including referencing, content page, tables and figures, appendices. Use Harvard style referencing.
Attach a front sheet with your student number only and a title for the assignment’s part 1 and part 2. This assignment is marked blind – do not include your name or student number on the summative assignment.
Please include the following statement on the cover page of your assignment:
“I confirm that:
1) The material contained in this assignment is my own work. Where the work of others has
Been drawn upon (e.g. books, articles, unpublished papers, videos, audio recordings, electronic publications on disk or the internet) it has been properly acknowledged according to appropriate academic conventions.
2) I have read and understood the University’s statement on Plagiarism, Syndication and Cheating.
3) I have read and understood the Faculty’s statement on confidentiality and this assignment has been amended where necessary to comply with the Faculty’ requirements.”
Include a page of contents
What the assignment should cover?
PART 1 – The assignment is written as an essay discussing the relevance of worforce in the current health or social care policies in a defined national context you are interested in. The purpose of the document is to provide:
– Evidence of how workforce national policies influence the ability of the health and social care organizations to provide effective and efficient services;
– A discussion of how workforce needs are planned, how workforce is recruited, and of the retention and rewarding policies adopted in a defined organization.
PART 2 – The assignment is written as the organisation resource management section of the Business Case. The purpose of this document is to set out the:
Strategic perspective – providing brief background and context; referring to the local situation, stakeholder requirements, policy documents impacting on the service and the supporting investment objectives for the service improvement / development.
Organisation and commercial perspective – outlining the current situation and key requirements for change; identifying the key resources involved by the change; identifying the key financial considerations and projected earnings; activity and commissioner requirements, governance and/ or policy background (e.g. financial penalties for underperformance, lost revenue due to competition, etc); human resources management implications and quality considerations. Funding arrangements and affordability of the case need to be explained as well as any impact on the balance sheet of the organisation.
Economic perspective – demonstrating the choice for investment which best meets the existing and future needs of the service and optimises value for money (VFM). This demonstrates that the scheme is achievable and can be delivered successfully to cost, time and quality.
These areas of argument should be incorporated into a structured report. See Recommended Structure for part 2.
You should use the appropriate tools used in this module to support your assessment of the options appraisal, feasibility and risk management.
Getting Started
Decide on your topic – Consider current national policy and guidance (e.g. NHS Mandate, NICE guidance and Quality Standards, Regulatory body (CQC or Monitor) requirements on your service, other national bodies’ e.g Royal Colleges requirements); and local policy and plans (commissioning plans, local profile data (JSNA), organisational performance issues).
With this information consider the need for improvements in the delivery of health and/or social care, and how you would develop a financial business case. You should consider your business case argument to focus around for ONE of the following:
1) To achieve service improvement through investment in your workplace, you may need to negotiate for funded developments or new ways of using existing funds. This could be for staffing, equipment, new services or buildings that you believe would contribute to service improvements.
2) To achieve service improvement through high impact innovation changes identifying investment opportunities to realise significant efficiency gains / savings.
3) To make revenue savings, without unduly compromising service quality, in the projected financial environment.
Choose something that interests you and that will be useful to you in your current position and will have an impact on your development as a manager.
Read around the subject. At Master’s level you should be using research articles as well as books, government publications, relevant policies, web sites and the press. Consider other sources of knowledge such as your practical experience, audits, and discussions with colleagues.
In addition you should be looking at where you can obtain cost / price information (reference costs, tariff, Personal Social Services Research Unit (PSSRU) unit costs, budgets, etc) develop links where you can with financial management within your organisation
Organise your work. It is important that your report is presented in clear, logical and coherent way. Your report must:
be focused and well presented,
show how the financial, organisational, human resources theories, knowledge and concepts apply to your argument and inform your decision making.
use illustrations to show relationships and market or economic dynamics
use tables and charts to clearly communicate financial and non-financial information. Being a business case, communication need to be effective and efficient
demonstrate links with current health policy, and
self-assess your learning. (refer to Marking Criteria)
General Presentation Guidelines
Ensure that pages of the report are numbered, your student number is on every page and that you have included the number of words at the end.
Please use 1.5 spacing and Arial font size of 11.
Any appendices should be numbered according to the order in which they appear in the text.
A copy of the completed self-assessment should be included as an appendix to the report.
Submit one copy of your Report in a professional manner.
The Executive Summary, Reference List, Appendices, Tables do not contribute to word count, nor the Student Self Assessment Sheet, which should be attached at the back of your submission.
THATS THE ASSIGNMENT GUIDELINE/INSTRUCTION
Please, present a short essay of 1500 words (or less) to show the relevance of worKforce in the current health or social care policies in a defined national context you are interested in. Given the defined context, provide a discussion of two of the following key topics: how workforce needs are planned; how workforce is recruited; issues associated to workforce management; workforce rewarding policies; workforce training and continuous development. The discussion will involve both the country policy level and the provider organisation’s one.
Ensure you
·Capture the relevant theoretical knowledge and institutional source of data regard the relevance of workforce (you will have to insert the key references);
·Show your ability to discuss different trends across the last decades or the lack of changes, depending on the country you refer to;
·Refer to a specific organization in the health or social care industry, providing a few details to frame the organization and discussing how the topics choosen (mentioned above) affect the organisation’s management.
Criteria for assessment:
Demonstrates understanding of how workforce impact the resources needed to manage health and social care organizations;
Demonstrates understanding of how organizations set policies and actions to retain and reward human resources;
Sources of information are clearly identified;
Presentation is clear and communicates effectively.
PART 1
Corrie
44 minutes ago
Part 2 – A business case on organisation resource management
There are two options for this assignment please select the option that best fits your own learning needs
Word count – 2000 (or less), please note
·Appendices are NOT included in the word count
·Detailed calculations, tables, figures, reference material and other back up data to show detailed workings are not included in the word count
·Contents and title pages are not included in the word count
Option 1. – Organisation resource management section for a business case for an existing service area development / improvement
This option is suitable for students who are currently employed or have recent experience of service provision. Write a business case for a new service within an existing service area or for a service improvement (e.g. expansion, new treatment) that you are familiar with, with the aim of developing the resource management section of the business case; thus the section related to the type of resources that will be involved by that action (the development of the new service, treatment, etc.).
In doing this you are exploring the financial, human resources, and the commercial case for the business or service offering and identifying where you will get the funding for the venture and whether the proposal is worth the investment.
Critically analyse and explain the organisational environment in which the service development/ improvement is to take place and clearly present your argument for the investment. Present your analysis in tables (not included in the word count) within your report drawing on the skills you are practicing in the seminar sessions.
Option 2. – Organisation resource management section for a business case for establishing / developing a service with private or insurance funding
This is an alternative option for the assignment for non-practicing and international students working in an insurance-driven market.
Students intending to set up in private practice may submit a business plan, with emphasis on the financial pages and presenting and discussing the implication for human resources, technologies, equipment, etc.
Part 2 assessment criteria
Demonstrates ability to critically apply knowledge of policies and strategies and global developments in healthcare to the local situation.
Devises objectives and recommendations which are SMART and display some originality of thought.
Demonstrates ability to research, estimate, justify and present costs of options
Demonstrates ability to apply managerial and financial theories to the human resource analysis and to the calculation of costs and the evaluation of options.
Recognises and respects the different needs and expectations of various groups of people
Constructs a clear, coherent and well-structured argument
Shows clear development of knowledge and understanding, and an ability to reflect on one’s own strengths and areas for development (Student Self-assessment Sheet)
Uses an appropriate writing style and Harvard references, and presents work professionally.
Detailed calculations, figures, reference material and other back up data to show detailed workings
PART 2
Corrie
43 minutes ago
Thank you for your draft submission
There are comments within the main text as well as the feedback below
Turmitin score: 5%, no concern.
What you have done well:
– You have chosen an interesting topic and justified its choice;
– You have attempted at demonstrating knowledge of the topic ;
– You have attempted at expressing the aim of the research;
What you can do to develop your work
– You need to improve the work structure;
– You need to clearly express one research question and the related objectives;
– You need to make the presentation of the three methods clear: to this regard please use a section for each method where to include the overall design of the research based on that method;
– Using research theory is a key factor for such a scholarly written essay; please keep using research theory to justify the choices related to the details of each method;
– You need to compare and contrast the three research methods; this might be done in the conclusions. In the conclusion you may express which research method is better feasible;
– You need to address the research ethics implications related to each method;
– You need to use almost all the 3500 words allowed.
Feed forward
Keep referring to the sample assignments and read carefully the assignment guidelines on Moodle.
Overall, you have not achieved the learning outcomes, yet! Please refer to the assignment guidelines to develop awareness of the learning outcomes and engage with the comments provided.
Corrie
43 minutes ago
I have sent everything comprising of THE GUIDELINES, TOPIC, EXAMPLE, THE DRAFT OF 1000 WORDS, THE FEEDBACK.
AN APPRAISAL OF THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKFORCE IN DIRECT CARE POLICIES IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ILLUSTRATING HOW NEEDS ARE PLANNED AND ISSUES AFFECTING WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT
The last is the main topic i chose for the draft that will be worked on
Thats all
Corrie
43 minutes ago
TOPIC – AN APPRAISAL OF THE IMPORTANCE OF WORKFORCE IN DIRECT CARE POLICIES IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA ILLUSTRATING HOW NEEDS ARE PLANNED AND ISSUES AFFECTING WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT
