2020/21 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

PHLT5175M Evidence for Health Leadership

15 creditsClass Size: 200

Module manager: Professor Darren Shickle
Email: D.Shickle@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2020/21

Pre-requisite qualifications

Meet the entry requirements for the MSc in Senior Leadership

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

Great leadership needs to be informed by sound evidence or at least a sound interpretation of the available evidence. This module addresses the knowledge and skills required of a leader in relation to evidence for leadership in the health sector.This means that a leader must understand the sources of available evidence including routinely published data, ad hoc data and information published in the peer reviewed and grey literature. A leader must understand the strengths and weaknesses of each source of data, statistics and information. The leader must know the extent to which it is appropriate to extrapolate historical evidence or evidence collected elsewhere to their current situation/locality. If necessary, the leader must know how to collect, or supervise/commission others to collect, the necessary evidence needed. This would include an understanding of research and evaluation methodologies and the practical issues associated with conducting research /evaluation evidence, including ethics, research governance and data protection. Finally, the leader must also know how to analyse and present data as appropriate for the various stakeholder.

Objectives

The module is about health data, evidence and intelligence and how it is sourced and used. A strong evidence base underpinning health and healthcare service delivery requires competency in how to:
• find/generate it;
• understand it;
• assess its quality, relevance and significance;
• apply it meaningfully to practice;
• determine what further evidence is needed to inform practice.
Evidence will be used to evaluate and where necessary re-orientate health and other care services. It involves:
• the economic analysis of existing or proposed provision;
• the appraisal of advances in technology and methods that can improve health service delivery and efficiency;
• the involvement of service users in service reviews and design;
• the alignment of service design and delivery to best practice guidance and procedures; and
the ongoing audit, quality assurance, and evaluation that informs continual improvement, and feeds the local evidence base

Learning outcomes
Knowledge outcomes.
On completion of this module participants should be able to:
1. Critique ethics and legal obligations in relation to data and research governance including cyber security;
2. Critique data sources and their strengths and weaknesses.
Academic skill outcomes.
Participants will be able to draw on this knowledge to:
3. Interpret research and evaluation methods described in health literature;
4. Critically analyse and integrate complex information.
Workplace skill outcomes.
On completion of this module participants will be able to:
5. Manage knowledge/data;
6. Apply health economics theory to decision-making and to inform resource allocation;
7. Use evidence to advocate good practice within and outside the organisation.
Interpersonal skill outcomes.
On completion of the module participants will be able to:
8. Supervise team members or commission others outside of their team, as appropriate, to obtain, generate or critique evidence that they need to inform their leadership for health.

Skills outcomes
This module is designed to help participants:
Subject Specific skills:
• Identify and/or generate relevant sources of health evidence
• Analysis and processing of data and other forms of information
• Assess the quality of health evidence and appropriately extrapolate to address specific questions required for health leadership

Transferable skills:
• Synthesis and critique evidence
• Develop IT skills and utilise appropriate software
• Manage data and other information in accordance with legal, ethics and governance frameworks
• Presenting evidence as appropriate for a range of stakeholders

Syllabus

The module uses an international case study approach with six units addressing different forms of evidence to inform health leadership.
Unit 1 will provide an introduction to why evidence has been increasingly important to inform health leadership practice and to hold leaders to account. The advantages and disadvantages of the use of targets and indicators will be discussed.
Unit 2 explores evidence for commissioning health and social care services. The Unit addresses the assessment of health needs and how this informs the commissioning cycle. Eye health will be used as an example and data will be explored and analysed. The Unit will also address presentation of evidence to stakeholders.
Unit 3 will focus on skills for finding and critiquing published evidence within the literature. The case study for this Unit will be anti-microbial resistance. Papers reporting findings from qualitative research methods will be utilised to answer leadership questions. The Unit will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different qualitative research methods.
Unit 4 will continue the focus on leadership questions relating to anti- microbial resistance, by exploring papers using different quantitative research methodologies.
Unit 5 further explores evidence-based medicine with a particular focus on health technology assessment, systematic reviews, economic evaluation and resource allocation.
Unit 6 addresses the challenge for leaders when making evidenced based decisions. The cases studies used for this Unit include the Cancer Drugs Fund, Child B and MMR vaccine, as exemplars. While evidence of effectiveness is important other forms of evidence also influence health leadership decisions such as attitudes of politicians, media and public and ethical/moral considerations.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
On-line Learning	6	4.00	24.00
Discussion forum	6	1.00	6.00
Tutorial	6	1.00	6.00
Private study hours			114.00
Total Contact hours			36.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			150.00

Private study

Independent online learning refers to non-facilitated directed learning. Students will work through bespoke interactive learning resources and reflective activities in the VLE.
Private study refers to directed reading and self-directed research in support of learning activities and discussions, as well as in preparation for assessments.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Online learning materials will provide regular opportunity for students to check their understanding (for example through formative MCQs with automated feedback). Regular group activity embedded into learning will allow self and peer assessment providing opportunities for formative feedback from peers and tutors.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	3,000 word project utilising different forms of evidence to address a problem suggested by a health and social care indicator	100.00
In-course MCQ	Students will use MCQs as formative assessment to help them test their understanding	0.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

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