Entry requirements

To apply for this course, you need to:

be based in a health and/or social care setting
be recognised as a competent and capable professional by the organisation you work for.

You should also have an idea of how to improve your healthcare service/setting. If you are unsure whether you meet the entry requirements please contact the course leader who will be able to assist you. Our MSc in Leading Improvement in Health and Social Care is a work-based learning course designed for experienced health and social care staff in the UK.

Months of entry

September

Course content

You will study improvement science methodology and theory as you work so that you can directly put into practice what you learn, as you learn.

This work-based course focuses on:

understanding care from the perspective of patients and carers, through engaging patients and communities with the design and development of care
using rapid-cycle research, improvement methodologies and careful evaluation of clinical and cost-effectiveness to bring research more rapidly into practice
adopting an industrial standard of quality in the NHS through applying evidence-based research to support evidence-based practice
increasing staff capacity to bring about change and improvements across professional and organisational boundaries

This is a part-time course and you will generally study three modules a year. These will be spread over the academic year, as we recognise that you will be working full-time alongside studying for this qualification.