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Newcastle University launches healthcare management MSc with
Northumbria NHS Trust
15 December 2009
A new graduate healthcare management course has been developed
by Newcastle University Business School in partnership with Northumbria
Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
The MSc Healthcare Management is the first degree programme of its
kind to be commissioned by an individual NHS trust and is specifically
designed to give suitably qualified employees working within the Trust
an opportunity to develop.
“The rationale behind the course we have developed in partnership
with Newcastle University Business School is to offer our existing staff
the opportunity to progress into management,” explained Ann Stringer,
director of human resources and operational development at Northumbria
Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
“By doing this we have not only ensured numbers of suitably qualified
managers within the Trust will be bolstered but also that our best
people will be retained due to the training and career progression on
offer.”
The two and a half year course is structured so that those taking
part are able to continue in their existing healthcare roles alongside
their studies. It consists of six modules requiring a commitment of six
full days per module to be spent at Newcastle University Business
School.
The qualification is designed in two stages, with the first stage
involving examinations, assignments and course work and the second
involving the completion of a dissertation. Both stages must be
completed to be awarded the full MSc qualification. Juli Campey,
executive programmes manager at Newcastle University Business School,
said:
“The initial brief from the Trust was to develop a management
training programme, which after extensive discussions resulted in a
universally recognised educational qualification.”
The first, 12 strong, cohort began the course in September this year
and are scheduled to complete their studies in January 2012. The course
is open to people from all backgrounds including dentistry, nursing,
laboratory work, human resources, administration, finance and midwifery.
“As well as Newcastle University Business School offering mentoring
and support, we have also trained a number of senior managers within the
Trust who will act as individual mentors offering extra support to those
taking part,” explained Juli.
“With such a large amount of time spent away from the business school
those taking the course need to know there is help available as and when
they need it.”
“We are absolutely confident that the course will be a success and
hope to be able to offer this programme to other trusts or healthcare
organisations looking to develop their employees in this way,” she
concluded.
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