MSc Healthcare Management

Life expectancy in Scotland has come to a standstill in recent years and is now lower than other parts of the UK and several countries in Western Europe. How and why are the Scots getting left behind when it comes to health and what can be done about it? Sarah Harrop takes a look.

An electronic health record (EHR) is a digital version of a patient’s medical history, one that is maintained and managed by healthcare providers.

From infectious disease threats to antimicrobial resistance, many global risks to human health are waiting in the wings. Global health security is an international approach to anticipate and prevent harm to people from these threats, whenever and wherever they occur. Sarah Harrop takes a closer look.

When discussing quality health care, the conversation typically focuses on doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who provide direct patient care and medical treatments. What’s often overlooked, though, is the invaluable role healthcare administration teams, and their processes, play in supporting.

Good healthcare management is a must for steering effective hospitals and successful healthcare organisations.

The conditions in which we are born, grow, live, work and age can often affect our health and wellbeing.

Investing in the health system not only saves and prolongs lives and makes people’s quality of life better.

Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is a recent healthcare innovation that has revolutionised patient management. The cutting-edge approach uses digital technology to collect, analyse, and transmit vital patient health data, enabling healthcare providers to monitor their patients' well-being from a distance. 

Legal and ethical considerations are integral to good medical practice, patient safety and care, and patient rights. As a result, organisations across the health sector are recruiting individuals with the skills, knowledge and expertise to help them navigate high-risk, high-stakes issues such as legal compliance.

People are increasingly turning to official hospital rankings and star ratings to help them determine where to go for healthcare services in England.