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Health Economics is concerned with the optimal use of scarce health care resources. The PgCert in Health Economics introduces economic techniques for determining the optimal allocation of resources and economic arguments for ways of financing and providing health care. This course provides an introduction to economic concepts underpinning the topics covered in the remainder of the programme. It provides students with an introduction to how health care differs from other commodities and the implications for the organisation and delivery of health care. Students will study the concepts of scarcity, opportunity cost, demand and supply and their relevance to health care.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Online | Sustained Study | No |
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This course begins by introducing you to Economics as a discipline. Consideration is then given to the commodity health care. It is shown that given its characteristics, government intervention is necessary to aid its efficient delivery. This raises questions concerning what services to provide as well as issues around the financing and organisation of health care. It also introduces a number of fundamental economic concepts that are encountered throughout the PgCert Programme such as demand, utility, opportunity cost and marginal analysis. On completing the course students should be able • To understand how health care differs from other commodities and to consider the implications of these differences for the organisation and delivery of health care. • To understand and be able to apply certain economic concepts. • To appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of these economic concepts when used to analyse health care decision-making.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
There are no assessments for this course.
There are no assessments for this course.
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