Module manager: Mayeh Omar
Email: m.a.omar@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 Mar to 31 Mar (1mth) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
The same as the course
This module is not approved as an Elective
The module will analyse the current theories and approaches to health workforce planning and management for health and their application to health systems development in low-middle income countries. The means for developing and the content of a strategic approach to human resources development (HRD) will be analysed, using conceptual framework for the coordination of health workforce development functions, i.e. planning, production and management. The module is also offered as a stand-alone (non credit bearing) short course (CPD).
On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
a- analyse the relationship between health workforce planning, production and management to the health sector of LMICs context; and
b- address the key challenges to human resources planning, production and management in health systems of LMICs.
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
1- critically analyse the principal structures and process of health workforce planning, production and management in a health care setting in low-middle income countries;
2- critically analyse the relationship between human resources planning, production and management in the health care sector in low-middle income countries;
3- evaluate issues related to gender in health workforce planning, production and management
4- propose a strategic approach to health workforce management and development for the health sector in low-middle income countries.
Skills Learning Outcomes
Work related skills
Subject related skills
1- Discuss health workforce management techniques including job analysis, work allocation, supervision, performance review and conflict management in the content of low-income countries.
Academic related kills
2- Critical Thinking: students will weight up different approaches to analysing data and consider the advantages and disadvantages of each approach.
3- Explain their methodology and findings in a written report, to the standard of that expected within an academic paper avoiding academic misconduct.
4- Gain some understanding of how advances in generative AI can lead to issues in research design.
The following topics will be covered:
- current influences on international health workforce policies, barriers to change and the implementation of change;
- Frameworks for co-ordination of health workforce development in a health care system;
- the estimation of requirements and supply for health workforce planning;
- Existing gaps in health workforce production and strategies to address them;
- principal functions and techniques of health workforce planning and management for health will be analysed and key techniques will be practised through management exercises. particular attention will be paid to:
- employment (eg job analysis, job descriptions, recruitment and selection, induction)
- issues of gender, retention and change (eg work allocation, career structure and development, motivation and rewards),
- support (eg supervision, communication, employer and employee relations)
- development functions (e.g. in-service training and performance review) of human resources management and development, and leadership in human resources management.
- Human resources issues in conflict and emergency settings
- Role and strategies for training health workforce in the light of continuous professional development.
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 7 | 2 | 14 |
| Seminar | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Independent online learning hours | 20 | ||
| Private study hours | 109 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 21 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 150 | ||
During the module, students will be working in groups on different topics of the module, including problem solving exercise. They will also make presentations on the applicability of their learning to own home settings. These will be used as formative assessment and will be given feedback both by peers and tutor for clarification and aid in their written summative assessment.
General written feedback will be given on written summative assessment to help studies identify areas that required further development and improvement.
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Essay - 2000 words - The aim of the essay is to give an opportunity to students to identify, critically analyse and development aspects of health workforce planning, production and management in selected context. | 100 |
| Coursework | Presentation - Formative - students will make presentations of their group work and receive feedback | 0 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 17/03/2025
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