Economic Evaluation of Health Care Programs

The assignment content includes a collection of academic papers, journal articles, and online resources related to healthcare, public health, and healthcare management. The topics covered include economic evaluation of healthcare programs, patient experience and health outcomes, occupational health and safety management, mental health policy, and values associated with public involvement in healthcare research. Additionally, the content includes information on measuring teamwork in healthcare settings and stakeholder interests. Overall, the content provides a range of perspectives and insights on key issues in healthcare and public health.

Healthcare environment

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................4
TASK ...................................................................................................................................................4
Role of healthcare manager in achieving effectiveness and efficiency service delivery in Seven
Kings residential care home........................................................................................................4
Analyse the perspectives of stakeholders in health and social care regarding quality................5
Factors that influence the achievement of quality in organisation .............................................6
DEEPEST analysis of Seven Kings residential care home........................................................8
CONCLUSION..................................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................11

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................................3
TASK ...................................................................................................................................................3
Role of healthcare manager in achieving effectiveness and efficiency service delivery in Seven
Kings residential care home.............................................................................................................3
Analyse the perspectives of stakeholders in health and social care regarding quality....................4
Factors that influence the achievement of quality in organisation .................................................5
DEEPEST analysis of Seven Kings residential care home.............................................................7
REFERENCES...................................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Healthcare environment is a branch of public health that deals with building an environment
that affects the human health in a positive way. On other hand it can be stated as protecting and
safeguarding health so that it is beneficial to the ecosystem. Many aspects of human health are
determined by environmental factors which have the potential of affecting the health in both
positive and negative manner. The healthcare environment specifically deals with both direct
pathological affect of various chemicals and physiological affects on health and well-being of
different individuals (Al Ameen, Liu and Kwak, 2012).
The report will mainly focus on role of healthcare manager and administrator in delivering
effective care services to the service users. It will also include the individual perspectives of all the
stakeholders associated with Seven Kings residential care home. Application of models and
different types of theories will also be analysed in the study son that different types of
environmental issues can be resolved in healthcare environment.
TASK
Role of healthcare manager in achieving effectiveness and efficiency service delivery in Seven
Kings residential care home.
The managing or administrating official in Seven Kings residential care home is responsible
for delivering effective quality care services to all the service users and patients present in the care
home. The main aspect of manager in healthcare department is to select and hire candidates who
can provide efficient care and attention to all the elderly citizens. There are many other factors
which are controlled by managerial department of healthcare (Frey and et.al., 2014). Controlling
financial department, identifying the demands and needs of service users, and allotment of various
types of resources to the healthcare professionals is maintained by manager of Seven Kings
residential care home. Based on age, gender and health factors the demands and requirements of all
the patient varies, hence, it is very important for associated staff and health professionals to develop
a good bonding and relationship with the service users so that the are able to effectively
communicate their desires and requirements. With changing healthcare environment and conditions
it is very important for healthcare organisations to decide what all necessary things are required so
that better quality care services are provided to patients encountering different diseases (Dozier,
Grunig and Grunig, 2013).
Healthcare manager of Seven Kings residential care home should be completely aware of al
the advancement in technologies so that the organisation can keep its surgical and medical
equipments up to date to avoid any risk and errors. As this care home basically handles elderly
citizens it is the main responsibility of staff and recruitment officials to select candidates who are

capable of support them at each and every step. Generally it is noticed that with growing age and
changing conditions the older citizens tends to change their behaviour very often. In such cases all
the healthcare officials who are appointed to take care of them should handle them very patiently so
that they do not feel unnoticed. Seven Kings residential care home should appoint expertise nursing
staff, a group of physicians, doctors, surgeons and pharmacist so that they are able to furnish best
quality services to all the old age people in the care home (Oleske, 2014). Apart from delivering
effective care services to all the service users, it is also the responsibility of hospital staff and
managerial department to protect and safeguards all the members and patients from different types
of harm and danger. There are many types of harms, abuses and dangers present in workplace which
should be mitigated in order to provide safe and secure healthcare services to all the individuals
present in hospitals and other care services (Ickin and et.al., 2012). Physical, mental, emotional and
social abuse are the most prevailing abuse that exist in healthcare. Patients who suffers from various
mental disabilities are more prone to such types of abuses because they are incapable of understand
different types of activities which is provided to them. Hence it is very necessary to develop
effective healthcare legislation and and policies so that all the people are safeguarded equally.
Policies and codes of conduct should be designed in accordance with several state and federal rules
so that all the individuals are able to comply with them (Valentine, Nembhard and Edmondson,
2015).
Analyse the perspectives of stakeholders in health and social care regarding quality
Stakeholders are individuals or group of individuals who are directly or indirectly associated
with various organisations. The can be linked to Seven Kings residential care home for managing
accounts and financial departments. For delivering and collecting different types of samples and
equipment from the care home and for developing different types of legislations and policies for
proper and effective working of healthcare organisations (Claxton,Stoddart and Torrance, 2015).
There are two types of stakeholders. Internal and external stakeholders. Both the types of
stakeholders are associated with the organisation in different ways and have various roles and
responsibilities accordingly. The main aim of stakeholders is to gather information from the target
group so that they are able to develop strategies and plans for various ongoing projects in healthcare
department. Generally internal stakeholders are engaged in coordinating, funding and resourcing so
that they are able to work in partnership (Stakeholder interests, 2016). The main role of external
stakeholders is to develop different types of views and opinions which are beneficial for patients,
service users, community people and all the individuals who are associated with Seven Kings
residential care home (Manary and et.al., 2013).
Internal stakeholders can be director of Seven Kings residential care home, director of
nursing, officials who develops strategies, research scientists, analysts, managers, trustees and

members of board committee members. Individuals who are considered as external stakeholders can
be local authority council, providers of different types of service, patients, service users, buyers,
suppliers, finance funding authorities, healthcare workforce and people who determine the quality
of services provided to different persons. Different stakeholders have perspectives according to their
duties and roles present in the healthcare organisation (Snape, Rawcliffe and Popay, 2015). They
have higher influence on the functioning of Seven Kings residential care home hence it is very
important to establish an effective relationship with internal and external stakeholders so that goals
and objectives are achieved. Internal stakeholders are equipped with different powers so that they
are able to maintain their position and authorities in Seven Kings residential care home. It also
helps in developing a hierarchy in the organisation (Bambra and Gibson, 2016). The another
perspective of internal stakeholders is to develop effective leadership in the healthcare services so
that they are able to control and coordinate all the activities and functions which are taking place in
healthcare department. Responsibilities of resource allotment and control is handled by internal
stakeholders because strategic resources are influenced greatly by them (Valentine, Nembhard and
Edmondson, 2015).
As internal stakeholders have different types of roles and responsibilities external
stakeholders are also assigned with several duties which can enhance the reputation and quality of
care services provided to all the patients, service users and people residing in other communities
(Shi and Singh, 2015). Local authority and people in healthcare council have the power to manage
activities related to finance and accounts, labour, staff and resource allocation and allotment. For
increasing their reputation and service both the types of stakeholders also maintain various
networking in healthcare field so that effective growth and development takes place in Seven Kings
residential care home (Bhattarai, 2015).
Factors that influence the achievement of quality in organisation
The most important aim of Seven Kings residential care home is to provide best quality care
services to all the service users so that they are able to recover fast from their illness and diseases.
For delivering the care services in best possible way it is very important to evaluate the
effectiveness of services which are provided to all individuals. There are many criteria which can be
adopted to evaluate the effectiveness. In addition, the enhancement in care and quality services also
increases the satisfaction level of all the services users (Claxton, Stoddart and Torrance, 2015).
Tools and techniques: With the advancement in technologies and procedures it is very important to
develop tools and techniques which are required to deliver effective quality care services to all the
old age individuals in Seven Kings residential care home. On other hand the availability of
different types medical equipments help in easy and efficient diagnosis so that any type of illness

and disease is rectified on time (Schuffman, Druss and Parks, 2015).
Food quality: The quality of food provided to all the patients and their family members have a wide
influence on the care services present in Seven Kings residential care home. It is one of the method
to access the effectiveness of care and attention furnished to all the service users, patients and
community people (Bambra and Gibson, 2016).
Policies and legislation: Policies, legislations and codes of conduct designed to achieve the quality
also plays a very important role in any organisation. It is very essential to design effective policies
and legislations so that all the individuals are protected and secured in Seven Kings residential care
home. The quality is even more enhanced when different polices are complied by all the members
working in the healthcare firm (Fleishman, Alerding and Delp, 2015).
Infrastructure: Infrastructure and design of Seven Kings residential care home is considered as
one of the most important criteria which is required to enhance the quality of services which are
delivered to all individuals. Infrastructure includes availability of beds, lifts for moving from one
place to another,wheelchairs for disabled and other advancement in technologies which can induce
comfortability in service users (Reese, 2015).
Effective behaviour and care: All the service users and patients present in Seven Kings residential
care home should be supported and provided with sufficient and care so that they are satisfied with
the staff members of healthcare organisation. If they are not treated with attention and care there
mental and physical health will not improve which is a negative aspect of health department. On
other hand it is important for all the staff members and workers of Seven Kings residential care
home to be well equipped with knowledge so that the chances of errors and mistakes is minimized
(Frey and et.al., 2014).
Cleanliness and Hygiene maintenance: Maintaining cleanliness and hygiene is the key factor
which h is very necessary to be implemented in all the healthcare department so that chances of
hospital based infections are reduced. In majority of cases it is reported that maximum number of
infections are caused in hospitals due to improper hygiene and sanitation facilities. This is one of
the reason which is responsible for which decreases the quality of care services provided to all the
services users and patients (Ickin and et.al., 2012).
Security: Providing safety and protection to all the members in Seven Kings residential care home
is the main responsibility of managing and safety department. The organisation should be well
furnished with surveillance cameras and records so that activities by all the individuals present in
the care home is recorded. This will help in avoiding different crimes and other illegal function
inside and outside the Seven Kings residential care home (Claxton, Stoddart and Torrance, 2015).

DEEPEST analysis of Seven Kings residential care home.
In order to maintain the effectiveness and qualities of healthcare services in Seven Kings
residential care home it is very important to analyse various environmental issues that exists in
healthcare organisation. This can be appropriately done with the help of DEEPEST analysis.
Demographic
 One of the most important duty of Seven Kings residential care home is to provide best
quality services to patients so that they are able to recover from their illness at a speedy rate.
As all the individuals who are admitted in Seven Kings residential care home are elderly
citizens they should be provided more attention and healthcare services (Reese, 2015).
 69% of old age individuals who are admitted in Seven Kings residential care home are
mentally challenged. They require help and assistance throughout the day because they are
not capable of doing any activity on their own (Schuffman, Druss and Parks, 2015). Increasing age of the patient is also one of the key factors that reduces the thinking capacity
of a person. This is the reason due to which they require more attention and care.
Epidemiological
 There are patients who suffer from different types of diseases. Based on the symptoms and
severity it is important for all the healthcare professionals to treat them so that they are able
to improve their health as soon as possible (Shi and Singh, 2015).
 In majority of the cases it is noticed that old age citizens usually suffers from mental
disorders which is characterized by memory loss and dementia. This issue also leads to
change in behaviour of a person (Dozier, Grunig and Grunig, 2013).
 Seven Kings residential care home should appoint staff members who are able to treat them
properly without affecting their mental and physical health. Apart from mental disorders there are many cases of hospital infections reported. It is very
important to reduce the cases of hospital based infections so that signs and symptoms are not
increased
Ethical and Legal:
 For every healthcare organisation it is very necessary to develop different rules, legislations
and codes of conduct so that the people working in Seven Kings residential care home are
able to provide effective care quality services to all the service users.
 If they do not maintain proper rules and regulations then all the workers will perform
activities in their own manner which can significantly lower down the quality of services
furnished to different individuals (Al Ameen, Liu and Kwak, 2012).
 All the policies and laws should be amended timely so that all the employees in Seven Kings
residential care home are able to comply with them without any problem and difficulties.

 Ethical consideration should also provide the access to all the complain
Political:
 Various policies and practices are followed by the Seven Kings for providing quality
services to the service users (Regulation of residential care for older people, 2016).
 Different acts and governmental laws are followed by the healthcare organisation which
include Data protection act 1998, disability discrimination act, sex discrimination act, etc.
for providing equal opportunities to everyone (Valentine, Nembhard and Edmondson, 2015).
 Health and safety at work act is implemented by the Seven kings residential care home for
safeguarding the employees and elder citizens. Human right act 1998 is implemented to the working environment for involving mental
disorder service users.
Economic:
 Seven King's residential care home faced economic issues at the time of recession which
affected its growth and performance.
 Social care home needs to invest more for the welfare of the old people as they require extra
care and attention. Residential care home provides financial help to those clients who has poor economic
condition and spends their life on pension (Bhattarai, 2015).
Social:
 Care home provides training to its healthcare professionals for improving their
communication and interpersonal skills. With the help of this, care workers are capable
enough to maintain good and effective relations with the clients.
 Polite and courteous language is used by the nurses for maintaining the dignity and respect
of the old people (Snape, Rawcliffe and Popay, 2015). Culture of the environment is properly maintained by the social care firm for maintaining
and managing the effective relations among the employees, care workers and nurses.
Technological
 With the help various techniques such as Customer Relationship Management tool (CRM)
and Enterprise resource planning (ERP), Seven Kings is managing its work and relations
with the patients.
 Different devices are provided by the care home to the elders suffering from hearing and
visual problems. These include Braille language, hearing aids, etc (Fleishman, Alerding and
Delp, 2015).
 All the data and information of the employees and clients is stored by the social care
organisation in the system which helps in keeping all the information safe and secure.

CONCLUSION
The overall report is based on healthcare environment which is referred as maintaining the
environment which improves the health and well-being of all the individuals present in the
community. The study also included roles and responsibilities of healthcare manager which is
necessary to provide effective quality care services to all the people. Different perspectives of
internal and external stakeholders were also analysed which play an important role in delivering
quality care services to old age citizens in Seven Kings residential care home. Factors and various
components which are responsible for enhancing the services will also be discussed in the report.
Lastly the study will be conclude with various models and theories which are utilizes in analysing
the environment which is most suitable for providing healthcare services to all the service users.

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