Facilitating Change in Healthcare Environment

FACILITATING CHANGE
IN HEALTHCARE
ENVIRONMENT

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
PART 1............................................................................................................................................1
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................1
P1. Discussion of recent changes impacting practice in health sector...................................1
P2. Factors that have driven these recent changes.................................................................2
PART 2............................................................................................................................................4
LO 2.................................................................................................................................................4
P3. Illustration in detail the components of change management..........................................4
P4. Discussion of impact of national strategic direction on local initiative to effect change in
health or care provision..........................................................................................................5
PART 3............................................................................................................................................6
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................6
P5. Preparation of a small-scale management plan................................................................6
P6. Presentation of strategies to address anticipated challenges to implementation of change
management plan....................................................................................................................8
P7. Usage of testing and analysis to implement change management plan.........................10
PART 4..........................................................................................................................................11
LO 4...............................................................................................................................................11
P8. Evaluation of impact of change management initiative staff.........................................11
P9. Presentation of analytical report on findings of change management initiative to relevant
stakeholders..........................................................................................................................13
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................15

INTRODUCTION
Change refers to appropriate shift within the existing status quo of an organisation. It is a
necessary and inevitable process which is subjected towards bringing considerable improvement
within the organisation. Moreover, it is necessary that positive changes are introduced within
healthcare facilities as this would be beneficial for the patients, as well as other stakeholders
associated with the organisation. In addition, as for their employees, it is necessary for these
organisations to ensure an appropriate and effective change management, so that the practices
and procedures related to healthcare could appropriately be enhanced (Zin, Chen and Knaggs,
2014).
Hence, in this context, the report below is based on National Health Services, which is one of the
most recognised healthcare organisations within the United Kingdom. The assignment is divided
into four parts, which covers discussion of factors that have driven recent changes in the
healthcare sector, along with discussion of components of change management within an
initiative in healthcare provision. In addition to this, further parts of the report includes
implementation of small scale change management plan, along with assessment of effectiveness
of change management plan.
PART 1
LO 1
P1. Discussion of recent changes impacting practice in health sector
It is necessary that several recent changes that is impacting the practice in health and social care
are tapped, in order to analyse the modifications and introductions within the sector which has
caused various shifts within the marketplace. Hence, some of these recent changes within health
sector are explained below: Re-organisation of NHS:
One of the major changes that have been witnessed recently and has impacted the practice of
health sector within the UK is re-organisation of NHS (Traynor, 2017). The Health and
Social Care Bill which was passed in 2010/11 proposed significant changes to be made
within the sector, such as abolishment of PCTs and SHAs, along with enhancing the
integration of local authorities with NHS which required a reframing of structure of this
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organisation. The impact it showcases on the health sector is associated with development of
a health specific regulator to monitor the practices effectively.
 Funding Reforms:
Another recent change that is impacting practice within the healthcare sector is the funding
reforms that have been introduced by the government. The major benefit of this change has been
witnessed upon the individuals who are not financially strong as these reforms enhance the
protection that has been given to them in light of funding their health and social care. This is
hence a prominent change in relation to collaborative work practices that is yet another
prominent aspect and change within the sector recently (Waterson, 2014).
 NHS Long Term Changes:
Another recent change which the organisation has witnessed is in regards with certain long term
perspectives which the organisation has ensured to take into account and implement towards
betterment of healthcare. Some of these changes include boosting the out of service care, in order
to eradicate the difference between primary and community health services. Moreover, another
change is associated with redesigning the emergency hospital services.
Hence, all these recent changes that are mentioned above has an appropriate impact on the
practices adopted by health and social care workers. The impact is subjected on a range of
different practices though, however, a collective impact is related to improving the services in an
appropriate and essential manner.
P2. Factors that have driven these recent changes
There are several factors that have driven different changes within the practices of healthcare
organisations and are necessary to be explained and analysed. Hence, for this purpose, below is
an appropriate analysis of all the aspects that have caused these recent changes within the sector:
 Government Policies:
There are several government policies that had led to the changes related to technology within
the healthcare sector. For instance, Integration and Better Care Fund Policy Framework was
introduced by the UK government in 2017, which provided the overall sector with appropriate
and effective access to technology and other advanced outcomes that could make the work easier
for its players like NHS. Moreover, organisations like Dilnot Commission also had a bigger role
towards influencing the funding policy of government in 2011.
 Communal Integration:
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