Module Specifications..
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
Please note that this information is subject to change.
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Coursework Only Students who fail the module will be required to prepare an individual report, on a topic of their choice in health services research, policy, or delivery, following the structure of an academic paper. They will have the opportunity to meet with module staff in two occasions before this due for submission. |
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Description In this module, students examine the features of the Irish health system, explore the politics of health policy making, and analyse health systems through a comparative approach. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Learning Outcomes 1. Discuss what is meant by a 'health system' 2. Explore the politics and the finances of health policy making 3. Describe the principal features of the health systems in Ireland and abroad. 4. Explore, using a standard framework, the factors which account for the different structures of different health systems 5. Critically evaluate the ways in which different health systems meet common problems, and the impact of these choices on the efficiency, effectiveness and fairness of the system 6. Critically analyse and evaluate the features and outcomes of health systems using a comparative approach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
What is a health system?We consider what it means to talk about a system and what constitutes a "health system."Politics and health policy makingWe examine health policy making as a political process with interacting interest groups and perspectives which have varying levels of influence. Notions of strategy and "disjointed incrementalism" are considered in this context.The Irish health systemWe explore the principal features of the Irish health system, its historical development,its performance in terms of efficiency, effectiveness, and fairness, and proposals for its reform.Comparative analysis of health systemsWe analyse and evaluate aspects of the Irish health system through comparisons with those elsewhere. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indicative Reading List
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Other Resources 30545, Website, 0, OECD Website, http://www.oecd.org/health/, 30546, Website, 0, Eurostat, http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat, 30547, Website, 0, WHO Europe website, http://www.euro.who.int/en/home, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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