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What this programme is about The Professional Doctorate in Health and Social Care (DHSC) is a research degree, comparable in rigor and merit to a PhD and has been developed to prepare scholarly professionals with an ability to use research to find solutions to problems in practice as well as generating new knowledge to inform and improve practice and policy. The aim of this programme is to develop an enhanced practitioner capable of leading the integration of research, theory and practice. This will be achieved through three core themes running through the programme: knowledge and skills in research knowledge and skills in leadership working effectively within complex professional systems. The DHSC is designed to support the development of capabilities for developing and implementing innovative ideas informed by research on topics of importance to every day practice, thus generating knowledge leading to practical solutions within the workplace. The research and its outcomes are presented within a 50,000 word thesis and viva. Why study this programme? The Professional Doctorate in Health and Social Care (DHSC) is offered through a multi-professional model intended to attract professionals from health and social care that are keen to combine scholarship and leadership in their organisations, and who aspire to inform the direction of health and social care. This will give you an opportunity to learn across professional boundaries, to not only inform practice, but also inform the direction of policy and the context in which professional practice is embedded. For professional doctorate students from the Yorkshire and Humber Strategic Health Authority area, financial support is available. This programme will be attractive to those professionals who wish to benefit from gaining research experience at a research intensive university whilst remaining close to the practice setting. The DHSC has been structured to align with the competency framework for consultant pharmacists and professionals from other health and social care disciplines that aspire to roles where research is a valuable component. Programme Structure The programme will include research and taught components. Students will complete a total of 180 credits at Master's level that reflect the key three themes of research, leadership and working in complex professional systems. Throughout this initial stage of the programme, students will be required to complete preparatory work for the focused research to be undertaken following the taught components of the programme.