Unit of Study PBHL5017 Governance and Accountability in Health Care (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Anti-requisites

HLTH5005 - Principles and Practice of Clinical Accountability

Unit description

Analyse and evaluate the concept and the role of governance and accountability in the health, social and community care settings. Students are provided with opportunities to develop critical perspectives through examining their worldview of service improvement and effective health, social and community care outcomes.

Unit content

Explore and analyse principles of governance within the health, social and community services
Explore and analyse principles of accountability within the health, social and community services

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
SCU Online	Term2	Term2

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

understand and review the key principles of governance and accountability within the health, social and community services and their impact on decision-making

demonstrate the linkage between healthcare governance, accountability, and develop a framework for service evaluation and improvement

critically evaluate the internal and external factors affecting the ways in which health workers interact with each other and the effect this has on the safe and quality services for consumers

report on the legal implications of governance and accountability in health, social and community services

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Structured online learning (6 weeks)

Assessment
Discussion board	10%
Critical review	30%
Implementation framework	60%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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