DHSC Health and Social Care Policy MSc

This MSc in Health and Social Care Policy is designed and delivered for nominated civil servants of the Department of Health and Social Care, and its associated bodies.

Delivered with the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care at King’s, with additional teaching from Leeds Beckett University, the course offers a unique blend of deep policy insight and real-world clinical perspectives.

Drawing on international case studies, the programme helps participants understand and shape healthcare, social care, and public health policy in an integrated and evidence-informed way.

Key benefits

• Comprehensive insight into health and social care policymaking.
• An understanding of global and local policy perspectives.
• Analysis of delivery roles across national and local systems.
• Practical tools in policy analysis, behavioural science, and evidence use.
• Exploration of the ethics and values behind policy decisions.
• Real-world assessment tasks and scenario-based learning.
• A focus on current and emerging challenges, from AI to climate change.
• The programme is taught in parallel with our open MSc, encouraging peer learning across a diverse cohort.

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