Value-Based Health & Care Academy at Swansea University

Health and social care systems around the world are finding it increasingly challenging to meet the growing needs of citizens. Focusing on interventions and care that offer the greatest value to the person at the lowest possible cost improves sustainability while maximising outcomes.

The Value-Based Health and Care Academy is designed to support leaders and senior managers from across global health, social care, and life science industries to adopt Value-Based Health and Care within their individual organisations successfully.

The Academy benefits from Swansea University’s global reputation and academic excellence in this growing field to deliver its case-based, practice-driven educational courses, its research opportunities, and bespoke consultancy services. With the recent designation of Wales as a Global Innovation Hub for Value-Based Healthcare by the World Economic Forum, the Academy is at the heart of a growing global network for the advancement of this approach.

What courses are available?

MSc Advanced Health and Care Management (Value-Based)

Course overview:

This Master’s course fully immerses students in Value-Based Health and Care to help deliver organisational and system-wide transformation. It uses case-based learning that is grounded in theory and global experience. Topics covered include how to: develop strategies and implement Value-Based Health and Care in practice at a population and individual level, capture meaningful outcomes that matter utilising digital technologies, apply new costing models and innovative procurement partnership approaches, and adopt a total pathway-of-care approach. A workplace-based project forms an important component of this degree.

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For more information or to apply for the course, visit Swansea University’s website today!

Short course, Executive Education focusing on Value-Based Health and Care

Course overview:

The intensive course is delivered three times a year, either a seven-session intensive course delivered online or an in person 2 day course at the School of Management, Swansea University. The course will equip leaders with the key knowledge and skills to develop and validate value-driven strategies and outcomes – helping develop sustainable health and social care systems. Learners will work with leading academics with global experience to examine case studies and debate topical challenges in plenary, panel, and small group discussions.

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For more information or to sign up to the course, visit Swansea University’s website today!

Doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) with a focus on Value-Based Health and Care

Course overview:

The Swansea University DBA is a part-time professional doctorate aimed at senior managers and leaders across all sectors. Learners on the course can focus their applied research on Value-Based Health and Care to help develop and enrich practice in this field.

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For more information or to sign up to the course, visit Swansea University’s website today!

Value-Based Health and Care Bespoke Consultancy Service

Implementing Value-Based principles in health and social care systems can be difficult. While the Academy’s education programmes and degrees will equip organisations with a good understanding of how best to adopt Value-Based Health and Care, some organisations or teams may require additional support.

The Academy can develop tailored programmes of education, advice, mentorship, and ongoing support if required, all designed to meet the needs of your organisation or team.

If you would like further information on the Academy’s consultancy service, contact: vbhcacademy@swansea.ac.uk.

Value-Based Health and Care Research Opportunities

The Value-Based Health and Care Academy is working with health and care systems, academic, and life science industry partners to provide thought-leadership as well as to investigate how to overcome the challenges of Value-Based Health and Care adoption and implementation.

If you would like to explore how the Value-Based Health and Care Academy can help your research, evaluation or collaboration needs, contact: vbhcacademy@swansea.ac.uk.

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Visit Swansea University’s Value-Based Health and Care Academy webpage to discover more about its full offer!

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