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Module Title
Integrated Health and Social Care
Reference	NU4303	Version	2
Created	August 2021	SCQF Level	SCQF 10
Approved	June 2020	SCQF Points	15
Amended	August 2021	ECTS Points	7.5

Aims of Module
To enable the student to critically reflect, analyse and evaluate the collaborative working processes and their impact on the delivery of integrated health and social care delivery to service users.

Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
1	Critique integrated health and social care delivery in the context of current legislation and relevant policies.
2	Evaluate the characteristics of collaborative leadership and working to inform personal and professional development.
3	Appraise own application of the principles of interagency collaborative working in order to promote integrated health and social care in practice.
4	Evaluate the attributes required of a competent professional practitioner to lead transformative care.
5	Develop a service enhancement within an area of healthcare.

Indicative Module Content
Comparative social and health care policy, models of collaborative practice, perspectives of person and family centred approaches, strategies for evaluating effectiveness of interagency integrated working; ethics for collaborative practice, managing interpersonal relationships, professionalism between professionals, professional roles, boundaries, skills overlap and mix, collaborative decision making and service delivery, record keeping and documentation within integrated health and social care services, client empowerment, anticipatory approach to assessment, shared and evidence-based assessments, assessing appropriateness and effectiveness of services, risk assessment and management, crisis management, leading, managing and co-ordinating care at individual and service levels, service development, co-production.

Indicative Module Content

Comparative social and health care policy, models of collaborative practice, perspectives of person and family centred approaches, strategies for evaluating effectiveness of interagency integrated working; ethics for collaborative practice, managing interpersonal relationships, professionalism between professionals, professional roles, boundaries, skills overlap and mix, collaborative decision making and service delivery, record keeping and documentation within integrated health and social care services, client empowerment, anticipatory approach to assessment, shared and evidence-based assessments, assessing appropriateness and effectiveness of services, risk assessment and management, crisis management, leading, managing and co-ordinating care at individual and service levels, service development, co-production.

Module Delivery
Blended learning approach including: lectures, tutorials, online learning.

Indicative Student Workload	Full Time	Part Time
Contact Hours	30	N/A
Non-Contact Hours	120	N/A
Placement/Work-Based Learning Experience [Notional] Hours	N/A	N/A
TOTAL	150	N/A
Actual Placement hours for professional, statutory or regulatory body

ASSESSMENT PLAN
If a major/minor model is used and box is ticked, % weightings below are indicative only.
Component 1
Type:	Coursework	Weighting:	100%	Outcomes Assessed:	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Description:	Choice of Essay or audio-visual presentation (live or recorded).

MODULE PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTOR
Explanatory Text
The student can choose between an essay or presentation. The presentation may be delivered live or a recording can be submitted. The choice must be made within two weeks of commencing the module and the student cannot alter assessment choice.
Module Grade	Minimum Requirements to achieve Module Grade:
A	C1=A
B	C1=B
C	C1=C
D	C1=D
E	C1=E
F	C1=F
NS	Non-submission of work by published deadline or non-attendance for examination

Module Requirements
Prerequisites for Module	None in addition to SCQF 10 entry requirements or equivalent.
Corequisites for module	None.
Precluded Modules	None.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY
1	BULL, P., GADSBY, J., and WILLIAMS, S., eds., 2018. Critical Mental Health Nursing. Observations from the Inside. Monmouth: PCCS Books.
2	HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND, 2018. Enabling health and social care improvement Healthcare Improvement Scotland's Improvement Hub (ihub) Impact Report 2017-2018. Edinburgh: Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
3	NURSING AND MIDWIFERY COUNCIL (NMC), 2018. Future Nurse: Standards of Proficiency for registered nurses. London: NMC.
4	PECK, E. and DICKSON, H., 2016. Managing and leading in inter-agency settings. 2nd ed. Bristol: Policy Press.
5	SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT, 2016. Health and Social Care Delivery Plan. Edinburgh: Scottish Government.
6	SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT, 2014. Children and Young People Scotland Act. Edinburgh: Scottish Government.
7	WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO), 2010. Framework for action on interprofessional education and collaborative practice. [online]. Geneva: WHO. Available from: http://www.who.int/hrh/resources/framework_action/en/ [Accessed 4 March 2020].

Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

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