Partnership Working in Health and Social Care: Models, Legislation, and Challenges

This document explores the concept of partnership working in the health and social care sector, focusing on the AHCM organization. It examines different models of partnership, key principles, relevant legislation, and organizational practices. The document also highlights the benefits and challenges of collaborative working, including issues related to confidentiality, service users, time, and workload.

/ Partnership working in
helath and social care
Different models of partnership
working
AHCM use partnership and
collaboration approach to deliver
outstanding services to patients and
clients. Wise Men Network,
Alliance of Religious People and
Tower Hamlet GP Network are
three stakeholders of AHCM.
 In this type of partnership
working organisation have
right to know the important
decision, theories of
collaborative working,
confidentiality,
empowerment, information
sharing, professional roles,
and responsibilities.
 It is necessary for each and
every member who is
involved in partnership
working have spate roles and
responsibility to deliver
outstanding health services.
Current legislation,
policies and
organisational practices
It is necessary for AHCM to use
various legislation, policies, and
practices to maintain fairness
while delivering health and
social café services to patients.
There is different relevant legislation
of health and social care which is
used by AHCM is given as below:
 Data protection act
 Disability
 Health issues
 Mental health
 Equality and inclusion
 Diversity

To accomplish set goals and objectives
it is highly important for AHCM to
give high attention to organisational
practices and policies that help to
deliver outstanding services to a cancer
patient in the UK.
In partnership working AHCM use
regional, local and national policy
according to which service provider
perform their roles and responsibilities.
It is necessary for an organisation to
provide required facilities to employees
so that they can high-quality treatment
to patients.
Organisational
practices and
policies Equality act 2010: This act state that
health and social care organisation
should provide equal treatment and
services to all patients without doing
any kind of discrimination among
them. AHCM provide equal ill-
treatment and persecution to its service
users.
Human rights act 1998: It is
developed by the government of UK
to protect and secure the human rights.
All health and social care organisation
use this act so that they provide great
services to patients with human rights.
AHCM follow this act while delivering
healthcare treatment and services to
patients in the UK.
Current legislation
At different organisation level
collaborative working is beneficial to
attain set outcomes. It improves
decision making process and
establishes loop of feedback.
Collaborative working also creates so
many issues in the workplace due to
which health and social care provider
face problem in operations. There are
a various limitation of collaborative
working such as confidentiality, service
users, time and workload.
DIFFERENCES IN WORKING
PRACTICES AND POLICIES AFFECT