Leading Managing and Organising Quality and Safety in Healthcare 2022/2023

Assessment Part 1

Case background
Implementing innovations in healthcare is complex and there is a need to better understand
the key factors that support the successful introduction of innovation, from adoption to
sustaining, spreading and scaling.
Based on the insights delivered in the module, you are required to write a 1500 word report
addressing the following: 
From an organisational and management perspective consider the role of innovation in the
quality and safety of healthcare.
The important steps toward writing a good essay for this assessment are to:
 Reflect on the key issues which may facilitate or obstruct the implementation of
innovation in healthcare
 Discuss the importance of organisational support and leadership relating to
innovation and change
 Develop links between theory and your experiences through providing reference to
appropriate academic literature
 Offer some concluding remarks toward managing innovation in contemporary
healthcare practice
 Correct referencing – structure, coherence, and figures
.
INSTRUCTIONS
 The maximum word count is 1,500 words: excluding references and cover sheet.
 The deadline for submission is 22nd May 2023.
 You should submit your report through Turnitin. Your mark and comments will be
returned through Grademark.
 This part of the assessment will be marked by a member of academic staff and
moderated by another member of academic staff.
 The marking rubric is shown below.
 Use sub-headings to help structure the essay.
 Referencing key references (academic literature and also policy documents if
relevant) is essential, except where providing one’s own critical reflections and
arguments.
 You are required to use the Harvard Referencing style for your work. Please ensure
that you have read the advice on referencing which is available
at: https://uniofleicester.sharepoint.com/sites/academic-skills-online/SitePages/
Reference.aspx.
Assessment Part 2

You should submit a written essay (maximum 1,500 words) in response to a choice of set

questions on challenges and opportunities for leadership, management, partnership
working and collaboration in healthcare (50% of module mark).
The NHS was catapulted into turbulence and uncertainty in March 2020 when the World
Health Organisation declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic and health services
were forced almost immediately into considering new ways of working. This situation
provides an opportunity for us to look at the lessons for healthcare jobs, teams and
organisations in a future changed by the consequences of the Covid pandemic.
Answer one of the following questions exploring changes happening today that are likely to
shape the way that people in health services lead and manage in a post-Covid future.
Question 1
For senior professionals, line managers and people in junior roles, the aftermath of the
Covid pandemic will need a range of leadership skills. What are the key styles and
behaviours health service staff may need to develop in the context of the “new normal” in
order to enhance their performance as a leader, and why?

Question 2
The Healthcare Leadership Model aims to help managers who work in health services to
become better leaders. Can the same people behind the decisions to beat the coronavirus
pandemic also inspire future confidence for other areas of healthcare, in ways that reassure
staff, patients and the public?

Question 3
Recognising the kind of post-Covid environment we are working in, does leadership
encompass the individual skills and resources that motivate followers—doing what is
necessary to get results—or is an increased focus on collaboration and community key to
the future challenges healthcare organisations face?
INSTRUCTIONS
 The maximum word count is 1,500 words: excluding references and
cover sheet.
 The deadline for submission is 5th June 2022.
 You should submit your essay through Turnitin. Your mark and
comments will be returned through Grademark.
 This part of the assessment will be marked by a member of acdemic
staff (usually the Module Lead) and moderated by another member
of academic staff.
 The marking rubric is shown below.
 Use sub-headings to help structure the essay.
 Referencing key references (academic literature and also policy
documents if relevant) is essential, except where providing one’s own
critical reflections and arguments.