Partnership in Social & Health Care

This assignment examines the role of partnerships in social and health care organizations, particularly emphasizing the advantages for elderly patients. It delves into how shared workloads, expertise division, and coordinated efforts contribute to better healthcare delivery. The document also identifies potential barriers such as miscommunication, rising costs, conflicting policies, and differing values among workers and organizations.

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Table of Contents
Task 2:...................................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Analyse the partnership models working transversely in the health and social care sector:..........3
2.2 Current Legislations, Practices, and Policies for the Partnership Working In Health and Social Care
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2.3 Differences in Working Practices and Policies Affect Collaborative Working...................................5
Task 3.....................................................................................................................................................5
3.1 Possible outcomes of partnership...................................................................................................5
3.2Barriers:............................................................................................................................................6
Conclusion.............................................................................................................................................7
References.............................................................................................................................................8

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Task 2:
2.1 Analyse the partnership models working transversely in the health and
social care sector:
The different models of the partnership are identified in the management of the social and the
health care services. Health and social care partnerships may use different models that
determine the nature of partnership and relations of parties involved in the partnership. In the
regards of the partnerships models, it is required to distinguish the different strategic
directions related to the development of the social and the health care sectors (Mackenzie,
2009).
Multi-Area Agreement, this type of the partnership model objective is to encourage the
partnerships of the cross boundary where the working is held at the sub-regional and the
regional levels. Local Area Agreement this type of agreement is held between the local area
and the central government and the Joint Working Agreements the model where the
community or the voluntary organizations work in collaboration (Mackenzie, 2009).
Firstly, Local Area Agreement model of the health and social care partnership model is
based on the involvement of the complete government involvement and controls the
partnership. Such models help the government indirectly involving in the partnership related
to the leading bodies of the health care association being controlled and appointed by the
establishment (Mackenzie, 2009). The model in the social and the health care sector involves
the widespread funding and the strict power from the government part, while the health and
social care professional toil under the strict control and regulations of the government bodies.
This model of partnership is not effective because of the unnecessary involvement of the
administration in the health care results the issues related to the ineffectiveness of the
professionals selected by the government. Particularly in the manager's cases, who are having
no medicinal background and do not understand the management of the health and social care
partnership efficiently (Mackenzie, 2009).
The joint working model works in collaboration hence such care models of the partnerships
are such models which are completely funded by the private investors. In such model of
partnership, the health and social care is the responsibility of the organizations that are

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private (Manthorpe, 2008). The government agencies are still having the right for monitoring
the performance to avoid the threat of contravention to the human rights of the clients.
Nevertheless, as the rule, the organizations related to the private health care also helps to
provide the social health care services as they are interested in developing the positive image
within the public for attracting the larger number of the consumers (Manthorpe, 2008). Such
social and the health care services normally have their individual system of control and
monitor so as to ensure that the professionals related to the social and health care provide
high-quality care to the elderly patients.
2.2 Current Legislations, Practices, and Policies for the Partnership
Working In Health and Social Care
Legislation helps the governing body in the transmission of the law and the process
throughout which the acts are accepted by the governmental body is being empowered and
established. The partnership in the social and the health care are managed by the Health and
Social Care Act of 2012 (Mehl-Madrona, 2010). This act helps in regulating the services of
the health and social care, with this also creates the conditions that are legalized for the health
and social care partnerships. Nevertheless, the Health and Social Care Act of 2012 focus on
the regulations settings that enhance the eminence of health and social care along the priority
of health and social care unification. In another way can say that the present legislation
focuses on the merger of health and social care, whereas in the past they used to be developed
separately (Mehl-Madrona, 2010).
The Care standards act of 2000 is the other act which recognizes the working standards
related to the services in social and health care organizations (Mehl-Madrona, 2010).
The organizational policies are such statements with the approved purposely set a view of the
corporations as referring to the given situation. This has been a set of principles and policies
which give a particular direction to an organisation, such a kind of procedure is a particular
sequential method in order to implement a company’s policies plus it illustrates a legal series
refer the activities which are being undertaken in order to complete a task in a systematic and
consistent way (Vinz and Dören, 2007).

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2.3 Differences in Working Practices and Policies Affect Collaborative
Working
There are various kinds of differences refer the health as well as the social care joint
organizations like as the type of the company, policies, and practices of the company. These
various kinds of differences among the companies may affect and impact the normal task of
the partnership task and can also on the other hand impact the manner in which the
collaboration of the 2 companies is basically done inside the final partnership (Drennan,
2016).
The kind of the organization is an important factor which can be even considered as the
barrier for collecting or collaborative work. For instance, there are various kinds of health
care organizations like the 3rd sector organization, specialist organizations, government
organization, and the providers (Drennan, 2016). Any of the organization which works under
or is managed by the government or any other organization which is managed by the private
organization may have various many differences. The administration system of the hospital,
the record system of the patient and also how the general operations are maintained and
managed can be separate (Vinz and Dören, 2007). The 2 main organizations may have
various different funding schemes plus seasons of the process of funding. Due to such kinds
of reasons, these 2 organizations may not move forward for the collaboration of their tasks
with each other.
The differences of practice and policies can also be discouraging the collaboration in a
partnership. For example, there are health care organizations which are working as voluntary
and working as a statutory organization. The employee practice methods, employee
qualifications, and the knowledge level can be different (Vinz and Dören, 2007). If there are
international voluntary organizations, there will be other issues such as language barriers as
well. These differences can cause the health care organizations to discourage the flow of
information, informed decision making, and other important communications. And those can
lead to poor collaboration and coordination in the health care organizations in partnerships.
Task 3
3.1 Possible outcomes of partnership
The wide range of the strengths, benefits, and weaknesses can be identified as a result of the
partnership working in the health and social care organizations. Such outcomes can be

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negative or positive to the service providers, users, and the health care organizations (Butt
and McGuinness, 2008). The major advantage as a result of the partnership is the increased
efficiency.
Efficiency is described as how fast the facilities is being been provided to the users and how
fast the health status of the users get improved.
For example, when the services related to the social care are in partnership with the health
care services, the old aged individuals who are in the need of the social and health care
services can obtain the services beneath one roof, in turn, will save them from trouble and
time (Butt and McGuinness, 2008).
The other positive outcome is in the reduction of the operations costs. When the two
organizations work as the partners, the operations costs gets divided or shared among the
organization. The organization in this way can utilize the high-priced media tools with sharing and
the same workspaces to be used which results in the reduction of the additional costs (Donkers,
2008).
The other outcome of the partnership is the standardization of the procedures and services. At
the time of the implementation of the policies and procedures but, the companies will use the
standard methods for maintaining the constancy in the practices (Donkers, 2008). With this,
the supervision work and the training processes are organized and easier in the social and
health care organizations. The workforce in the partnership will obtain the aptitude to work in
any organization due to performing the work in the standard way.
3.2Barriers:
One of the barriers as the partnership outcome is the miscommunication between the
partnership parties. The coordination and collaboration among the workers in the partnership
are highly required for making the work going as per the plans and hence, providing better
care to the elder patients (Donkers, 2008).
The second barrier is the rising costs in terms of the supervision and management. The
increased number of the patients, employee and the management requires the increased
quality and the cost management with the higher supervision cost. Professional boundaries of
work also act as one of the great barriers for controlling and operating the work (Donkers,

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2008). The conflicting policies are also one of the barriers in the social and health care
services. In collaboration with the two organizations, the two different service sectors have
their own policies and practices which may create a scene of confusion among the employees
in the implication of the policies. This will results the employees with the conundrums while
taking the professional decision related to the services, quality, and the workplace. This
confusion of the policies among the can create a scenario of impractical and confusion in the
organization (Donkers, 2008). The values and the attitudes of the workers and the
organizations also act the barrier which results in discouraging the partnership work. This
wills results in disinterest in the employees to work with the organization sharing no
standards and the values.
Conclusion
Different philosophies related to the working in the health and social care were identified
which helps in understanding the role of the partnership in the social and the health care.
Working in a joint venture in the health and social care is advantageous for all the users and
the professionals involved in the working of such organizations. Working in partnership helps
in the division of the equal workload as per the expertise between the practitioners and will
result in providing the best health care services to the elder people.

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Manthorpe, J. (2008). Partnership Working in Health and Social Care. Journal of
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Mehl-Madrona, L. (2010). Comparisons of Health Education, Group Medical Care, and
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