Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Nursing and Advanced Practice

Learning Methods

Lecture

Workshop

Module Offerings

4105NRSMH-APR-CTY

4105NRSMH-JAN-CTY

4105NRSMH-SEP-CTY

Aims

To understand how the policy environment shapes the care that healthcare professionals deliver

Learning Outcomes

1.
Identify the broad legislative and policy frameworks associated with health and social care for the mental health patient.
2.
Describe the relationship between health economics and policy development to ensure patient safety
3.
Understand the role of multi-professional working in mental health nursing

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
Provide an introduction to the below topic in relation to the mental health field;
  1. Health legislation and current health and social care policies and the mechanisms involved in influencing policy development (NMC 7.13, 5.12)
  2. Health economics and their relevance to resource allocation (NMC 7.3)
  3. The relationship between resources and recognising the risks to public protection and quality of care (NMC 6.2)
  4. The impact of policy on the delivery and co-ordination of care (NMC 7.4)
  5. Applying a person-centred approach to nursing care, demonstrating shared assessment, planning, decision making and goal setting when working with people, their families, communities, and populations of all ages (NMC 3.4, 3.5)
  6. Effectively assessing capacity across the stages of life to make decisions about their own care and understanding the principles and processes for making reasonable adjustments whilst understanding the relevant laws about mental capacity (NMC 1.2, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8)
  7. Advocacy (NMC 7.9)
  8. Partnership working (NMC 1.18, 3.15, 4.2,7.1)
  9. Partnership working for safeguarding (NMC 3.9).
Module Overview:
Within this module, you will understand how the policy environment shapes the care that healthcare professionals deliver.
Additional Information:
In addition to the contact hours above there are 160 private study hours. 100 hours are guided, this includes online and assessment preparation. Online hours are e-learning. 60 hours are independent study Please note that workshop hours account for simulated theoretical learning, in accordance with NMC standard 3.4

Assessments

Reflection