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Healthcare Management & Administration

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HEALTHCARE STUDIES

This program offers an opportunity for students to study the healthcare system in the United Kingdom

Recognized as having one of the finest universal healthcare systems in the world, students study both the National Healthcare Service as well as the private healthcare system which works alongside. Each program is custom designed for you and can include site visits and meetings with key and influential health leaders. Available for undergraduate, post graduate and healthcare professionals.

Program Highlights

Hotel Stay: 7 Nights

Meals: 7 breakfasts, other meals as requested.

Accomodations

All site visits and discussion sessions relating to mental health, public health, primary care facilities and if desired palliative care facilities

Sightseeing & Seminars

Airport-hotel transfers

Hotel and local taxes

London public transportation pass

Also Included

Sample Itinerary

Day One

Depart U.S.

Overnight flight from US to London.

DAY two
Arrive in London.

&Panoramic tour

Morning arrival in London and transfer to the hotel. En route into the centre, enjoy a panoramic London highlights tour during which we’ll see all the major sights of both London’s Old City and vibrant West End. We’ll drive past such famous sights as Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, then along the river to the Tower of London. London is known for its comprehensive and easy to use metro system, known locally as “the tube”. Your  Oyster Card will provide travel on the tube and bus system for your entire stay. This evening we gather for a welcome dinner at the hotel or local pub, of your choice.

Day Three

Introduction to the NHS

Morning seminar with a representative of the National Healthcare Service for a brief history from its founding in 1948 through to the modern day.  Management themes include centralized strategy verus local delivery, political oversight of healthcare, budget constraints and prioritization.



Remainder of the day will be available for leisure time in London.

Day Four

Introduction to NHS Management Systems

Morning visit to an NHS hospital, possibilities include Guy's & St. Thomas', University College and Imperial College Trust.   Visit format typically consists of an executive briefing (non clinical), an overview of hospital operations and workforce, bedflow and performance targets.

Afternoon at leisure for private study or cultural activity if preferred.  Suitable options might include the Alexander Fleming Museum, Wellcome Collection or the Science Museum.

Day Five

Primary Care Management

Morning visit to a primary care facility.  Examine the gatekeeping role of the General Practitioner and primary care network.   Other management topics can include access and appointment management and integration with secondary care.

Afternoon for independent study or cultural activity.

Day Six

Mental Health Policies

This morning we focus on the management of mental health services, likely at a location in south London.  We look at community versus inpatient care, management of crisis services the challenges of funding and staffing.



Afternoon for independent study or cultural activity.

Day Seven

Public Health

This morning we embark upon a walking lecture on the history of the English public health system.

A poll of British doctors voted 19th century Dr. John Snow the greatest doctor of all time. It was his pioneering techniques of mapping the spread of disease which led to among other things, the discovery that cholera is spread via contaminated water and food. His medical mapping techniques are the foundation of today's understanding of the spread of diseases such as AIDS.

We take a 3 hour walking tour following in the steps of Dr. Snow as he tracked the 1849 cholera outbreak along the River Thames and identified the offending water pump located on Broadwick Street. Your guide will also detail Dr. Snow's other work on calculating the correct dosage of ether and chloroform to be successfully used in surgery. 

Day Eight

Return Home

Regrettably this morning we bid farewell to England and journey to Heathrow for our return flight home.