Postgraduate Course: Introduction to health systems (IPHP11012)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Social and Political Science |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits |
10 |
| Home subject area |
Postgrad (School of Social and Political Studies) |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
This course will focus on comparing systems of health care across Europe, the United States and developing countries. Though the UK NHS continues to be the model maker for most universal health care systems across the world, since 1991 it has been undergoing a period of rapid change and transformation. This has resulted in the greater use of market mechanisms and privatisation of services which were formerly under public control and national ownership. The import of pro-market ideology is not confined to the UK. Rather the techniques and templates being used to remodel the NHS in England are being adopted across the world. The new models of funding and organising healthcare have their roots and origins in the US health care systems. The transformation of a non market to competing and fragmented market oriented systems requires sophisticated technical interventions which are usually presented as both politically neutral and allowing greater efficiency and transparency. The course explore how the principles of universality and equity are promoted through redistribution and risk pooling, and how these are designed into the systems for funding and organising health care. It will show how these mechanisms shield the system from market actors and market mechanisms. It will examine the implications of market and non-market mechanisms for redistribution and universality. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Block 2 (Sem 1), Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Lecture | | 1-5 | | | | 14:00 - 14:50 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| No Exam Information |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The course will enable students to:
- understand the role of the State in the funding and provision of heath care
- identify and assess the basic principles and goals of health care services.
- assess the different ways of funding and organising health care
- identify different types of health care systems,
- evaluate health care systems from the perspective of equity and universal coverage
- recognise the basis of market orientated reforms
examine the role of market mechanisms in health systems.
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Assessment Information
| One course essay of 2500-3000 words. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Mr Mark Hellowell
Tel: (0131 6)51 1330
Email: Mark.Hellowell@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Miss Cristyn King
Tel: (0131 6)51 3865
Email: cristyn.king@ed.ac.uk |
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