🇬🇧 QUALIFI LEVEL 5 DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Qualification Code: 610/0727/X
Credit Value: 60 (12 credits × 5 units)
Level: RQF Level 5 (Equivalent to Year 2 of a UK Undergraduate Degree)
Total Qualification Time (TQT): 600 hours
Guided Learning Hours (GLH): 240 hours
Delivery Mode: Blended Learning (Face-to-Face + Online + Case Study)
Assessment: Written reports, presentations, project, portfolio
🔹 Unit 1: Principles Underpinning Health and Social Care (12 credits)
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand ethical principles and professional codes in health and social care.
- Examine the legal frameworks and policies guiding service delivery.
- Evaluate how principles of equality, diversity, and rights influence care practice.
Class Activities:
- Lecture: Overview of the Care Act (2014) and Equality Act (2010).
- Group discussion: Ethical dilemmas in health and social care.
- Case analysis: Human rights and dignity in care delivery.
Homework / Assignment:
- Essay (1,500 words): “How Ethical Principles Shape Professional Care Practice.”
- Reflective journal on an ethical issue in a health or social care setting.
Suggested Videos:
- 🎥 “Principles of Care Practice” – Skills for Care UK
- 🎥 “Ethics in Healthcare” – OpenLearn
🔹 Unit 2: The Management of Quality in Health and Social Care (12 credits)
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand quality assurance systems in healthcare.
- Analyze tools and frameworks for monitoring quality.
- Evaluate strategies to improve service user satisfaction.
Class Activities:
- Seminar: Quality standards (CQC, NICE, ISO 9001).
- Role play: Responding to a quality inspection scenario.
- Group project: Designing a quality improvement plan for a care home.
Homework / Assignment:
- Report (1,500 words): “Assessing Quality of Care: Challenges and Opportunities.”
- Presentation on quality indicators and improvement cycles.
Suggested Videos:
- 🎥 “What is Quality in Healthcare?” – NHS Improvement
- 🎥 “CQC: How We Regulate Health and Social Care” – Care Quality Commission UK
🔹 Unit 3: Research Project (12 credits)
Learning Outcomes:
- Design and implement a small-scale research project in a health and social care context.
- Collect, analyze, and interpret research data.
- Present research findings in a professional academic format.
Class Activities:
- Workshop: Selecting a topic and formulating research questions.
- Practical: Data collection methods (questionnaires, interviews, observations).
- Peer review: Draft literature review and research proposal.
Homework / Assignment:
- Research proposal (1,000 words).
- Final research report (2,000–2,500 words) based on field data or secondary sources.
Suggested Videos:
- 🎥 “How to Write a Research Proposal” – University of Leeds
- 🎥 “Data Analysis for Health Research” – FutureLearn
🔹 Unit 4: Partnership Working in Health and Social Care (12 credits)
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the principles and benefits of partnership working.
- Examine barriers to effective multi-agency collaboration.
- Develop strategies for interprofessional cooperation in care settings.
Class Activities:
- Group simulation: Multi-agency meeting on child safeguarding.
- Discussion: Roles and responsibilities in integrated care.
- Case study: Success and failure of partnership models (e.g., NHS–Social Services collaboration).
Homework / Assignment:
- Essay (1,200 words): “The Role of Partnership Working in Integrated Care Systems.”
- Poster presentation: “Effective Communication in Partnership Working.”
Suggested Videos:
- 🎥 “Integrated Care Explained” – NHS England
- 🎥 “Building Effective Partnerships in Health and Social Care” – Skills for Care UK
🔹 Unit 5: Working with Service Users with Complex Needs (12 credits)
Learning Outcomes:
- Identify types and characteristics of complex care needs.
- Evaluate multi-disciplinary interventions for complex cases.
- Design individualized care plans that promote empowerment and independence.
Class Activities:
- Lecture: Mental health, dementia, learning disabilities, and co-morbidity.
- Case study: Managing dual diagnosis or end-of-life care.
- Group project: Designing a holistic care plan for a complex case.
Homework / Assignment:
- Report (1,500 words): “Person-Centred Approaches in Complex Care Management.”
- Create a care plan portfolio for a simulated client.
Suggested Videos:
- 🎥 “Supporting People with Complex Needs” – NHS Education for Scotland
- 🎥 “Person-Centred Care in Practice” – NICE Guidelines
🗓️ WEEKLY LESSON PLAN (55 Hours Total)
|
Week |
Hours |
Focus |
Learning Objectives |
In-Class Activities |
Homework / Assessment |
Digital Resource |
|
1 |
5 hrs |
Principles of Health & Social Care |
Explore ethics and legislation. |
Discussion: The Care Act & confidentiality. |
Essay outline on ethics. |
🎥 “The Care Act Explained” – SCIE |
|
2 |
5 hrs |
Principles of Health & Social Care |
Apply principles of equality and diversity. |
Case study on discrimination in care. |
1,500-word report due. |
🎥 “Equality and Diversity in Care” – NHS |
|
3 |
5 hrs |
Managing Quality in Health & Social Care |
Define quality assurance and its importance. |
Group exercise: Quality audit simulation. |
Short report on service user satisfaction. |
🎥 “Quality in Care Services” – NICE |
|
4 |
5 hrs |
Managing Quality in Health & Social Care |
Evaluate frameworks and improvement tools. |
Debate: “Can we measure compassion?” |
Presentation prep: Quality improvement plan. |
🎥 “CQC Inspections” – Care Quality Commission |
|
5 |
5 hrs |
Research Project |
Develop a research topic and methodology. |
Workshop: Writing research proposals. |
Submit research proposal draft. |
🎥 “Research Design Basics” – OpenLearn |
|
6 |
5 hrs |
Research Project |
Data collection and ethics. |
Group feedback on questionnaire design. |
Begin data collection phase. |
🎥 “Ethics in Health Research” – NHS |
|
7 |
5 hrs |
Partnership Working |
Understand multi-agency collaboration. |
Simulation: Team meeting on safeguarding. |
Reflective journal entry. |
🎥 “Integrated Care Systems” – NHS England |
|
8 |
5 hrs |
Partnership Working |
Analyze barriers and solutions. |
Case analysis: Effective vs. poor collaboration. |
1,200-word essay due. |
🎥 “Partnership Working in Practice” – Skills for Care |
|
9 |
5 hrs |
Working with Complex Needs |
Identify complex conditions and support frameworks. |
Lecture and discussion: Dementia care planning. |
Develop case care plan. |
🎥 “Managing Complex Needs” – NICE |
|
10 |
5 hrs |
Working with Complex Needs |
Design multidisciplinary care approaches. |
Group project presentation: holistic care plan. |
Final report due (1,500 words). |
🎥 “Person-Centred Planning” – SCIE |
|
11–12 |
5 hrs |
Research & Integration Week |
Integrate research and reflection across units. |
Peer review + presentation of research findings. |
Submit final project portfolio. |
🎥 “Presenting Research Findings” – University of Manchester |
🧩 Assessment Overview
|
Unit |
Assessment Type |
Weight |
|
Principles Underpinning Health & Social Care |
Essay + Reflective Journal |
15% |
|
Management of Quality |
Report + Presentation |
20% |
|
Research Project |
Proposal + Final Report + Presentation |
25% |
|
Partnership Working |
Essay + Poster Presentation |
15% |
|
Working with Complex Needs |
Case Study + Portfolio |
25% |
🎯 Expected Learning Outcomes
By the end of this 55-hour programme, learners will:
- Apply ethical and legal principles in professional decision-making.
- Evaluate quality and management practices in care delivery.
- Conduct independent research in health and social care.
- Demonstrate interprofessional collaboration skills.
- Design effective care strategies for complex service user needs.
📘 Teaching and Support
- Resources: NHS Learning Hub, SCIE, NICE, OpenLearn, Qualifi e-library
- Mode: 55 Guided Hours + Independent Learning (research, assignments, reflection)
- Tutor Support: Weekly tutorials & feedback sessions
- Assessment: Based on Ofqual Level