Partnership Working in Health & Social Care

This assignment delves into the crucial concept of partnership working within health and social care settings. Students are tasked with examining the principles, benefits, and complexities of collaboration between various healthcare professionals and social service providers. The assignment encourages critical analysis of successful partnership models, identification of challenges, and exploration of strategies to enhance effective inter-professional collaboration for improved patient outcomes.

WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP IN
HEALTH AND
SOCIAL CARE

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Explain the philosophy of working in partnership in health and social care........................3
1.2 Evaluate partnership relationships within health and social care services............................4
TASK 2 ........................................................................................................................................5
2.1 Analyses models of partnership working across the health and social care sector...............5
2.2 Review current legislation and organizational practices and policies for partnership .........6
2.3 Explain how differences in working practices and policies affect collaborative working....6
TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................7
3.1 Evaluate possible outcomes of partnership working ............................................................7
3.2 Analyses the potential barriers to partnership working in health and social care services...8
3.3 Devise strategies to improve outcome for partnership working in health and social care ...8
RECOMMENDATION ..................................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION ..............................................................................................................................9
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REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
There are various industry players in health and social care. This industry is growing in
recent years. Health and social care sectors are going with partnership for their working so that
they can deliver high quality of services (Glasby and Dickinson, 2014). Partnership refers doing
business in which two or more partners are there. These parties can be government, individual,
agencies and organisation. These parties are collaborative because they are sharing interest.
When two or more parties wants to achieve same goals and objectives are called partnership. For
example health care institute like hospital work with community which can help to to control
spreading diseases. It is important to work in partnership so that an individual can communicate
with effective manner and coordinate all the activities. This can tend to achieve targets and
objectives. From last few years working with partnership is main focus for health and care
industries.
In this report different philosophy of working partnership are discuss. Evaluation has
been for partnership in health and care industry (Leckey, 2011). Different models are mention in
this assignment. The government legislation and rules regarding working in partnership are
describe in this report. The possible outcome of working in partnership and barriers to bring this
concept are given in this project.
TASK 1
1.1 Explain the philosophy of working in partnership in health and social care
Partnership can b e refers to when two or more services are combine together to provide
better and effective services to their users. There are different kind of philosophy which are
discuss under this concept (Munn-Giddings and Winter, 2013). Following are the different
philosophy of working in health and care partnership. Empowerment: This the first philosophy which can be study in this concept. In this
every party has the authority to decision and choose tools which are more effective for
particular situation. This include all the activities which allow user to use services and
system which are used in medical support. In partnership one party should give authority
to another party to act behalf of other party in their absence. Independence: This refers to being free from any control and threats by any individual.
In context to health and care partnership every party have freedom to take their decision

for their operation. According to this philosophy partner should have their independence
to work according to their choice. For example as CQC and health care trust are working
partnership but their work are not depending on each other. Autonomy: This is another philosophy in which tells about self governance that partners
need to care about. This help to identify as freedom of health care organization to control
day to day operation activities (Lowes and Hulatt, 2013). Foe example as CQC and
health care is partnership still they have governance to recruit people and give training
and development, manage promotion activities by their own. Respect: It refers to feeling of deep esteem toward other partner, group or a person. This
respect can be shown in their performance, quality and achievements. In context to
partnership in health care partner should respect other partners which help to develop
mutual understanding, reduce conflicts.
 Power sharing: When to two or or more person comes into partnership they need to
share their power. They should inform each other about certain decision can changes
which are need to take place. These decision has an impact on organization. So parties
need to concern each other while taking any decision.
1.2 Evaluate partnership relationships within health and social care services
There are many strength and weakness of partnership in health and care services. But the
main advantage of partnership is that customer get combine services from one organization. For
example health care is combine which CQC. The people those who are having different problem
that can go for these institutes and get better services at one place. There are older people those
who suffer from health and social care issues get solution at this place. In this way partnership is
very helpful for health development. It saves time of users and give them more convenience.
This partnership can increase complexity as there are two organization working together
in this way the staff doubled and that create complexity. It required proper collaboration and
coordination to work properly (Glasby, 2017). There is large management required to control
this big organization structure. There are another problem which took place is culture issue.
Both organization can have different culture and to cooperate with this culture is difficult for
management and other staff. People have its own value, views, brief which affects employees in
an enterprise. So in partnership they are not only required to work with each other but also
understand each other to bring proper coordination.

There are common objectives which partnership need to achieve. The partnership give
new scope to health and care services. Its benefits to management as well customers both.
TASK 2
2.1 Analyses models of partnership working across the health and social care sector
There are different kind of models which be identify in health and care services sector.
The partnership can be two types formal and informal, multi agency working, joint funding and
networking. Formal partnership: In this kind of partnership the agreement should be their between
two partnership (Mockford and et. al, 2012). This partnership is used to be announced in
public. This kind of partnership take place between two or more health care
organization. In this type partnership control can be shared and centralized which can
increase the effectiveness of management. Informal partnership: This is opposite to formal partnership. In this there is no written
agreement between partners. The management and control are different of both the
enterprise. Joint funding: In this find of partnership where both organization are get funding from
same sources. An example of this partnership is primary care trust and acute care
services are funded from common sources that is national health services of country.
 Networking: In this model organization try to make connection to other brands to that
they provide core value to its customers (Dickinson and O'Flynn, 2016.).
Following are the different kind of modeled partnership which can take place between
two organization. Project partnership: This partnership take place for the particular point of time. This can
give benefit for both health care center problem oriented partnership: In this both organization try to solve problem which take
place in health system. Ideological partnership: In this kind of partnership both the parties give same
consideration while taking any decision.
 Ethical partnership: This kind of partnership take place to give better living to
customers.

2.2 Review current legislation and organizational practices and policies for partnership
There is Act name as the health and social care Act 2012 that gives shape and control to
health and care industries. There are many agency introduce by this act those who are handling
responsibility of partnership working. CQC(clinical commissioning group) is agency who
promote partnership and help to maintain quality of services by the partnership. By this
organization can audit infection rate, mistake, services quality so that they can give services in
effective manner (Reeves and et. al, 2011).
There is another law which care standard act 2000 which establishes standard for health
and care services. In this all those organization in to a partnership and they establish care quality
commission. They are maintain the quality of services in health care. All these laws helps to
improve health services. These practices and laws include both clients and companies and make
health care better system. There is NHS modern dependable health Act 1997. this Act
emphasized that health care center can agree to work on same plan so that they can improve
customers health. These legislation policies encourage joint education. There are partnership
establish which serve poor people of country. These law protect partnership and give standard so
that partnership at working can be conducted properly. The main aim of these legislation is to
protect customer interest and to provide best services to them.
2.3 Explain how differences in working practices and policies affect collaborative working
There are many differences which take place in health and social care partnership. These
differences can be in terms of organization, practices, policies of an enterprise. These differences
has great impact on partnership work. Also impact on collaboration of two firms in partnership.
There are different factors which affects collaborative working. Such factors are given below. Types of organization: this is one of the factor which can affect collaborative working of
partnership in health and care services. There are different kind of enterprise such as
government owned which is control and regulate by government another one is private
which is owned and regulate by private organization these both are different firms and
their operations are differ from each other (Rigby and et. al, 2011). The record system,
structure of organization, their operations are operate in different ways. This one one of
the reason why two organization is not able to collaboration their work. Different practices and policies: This is another factor which has influence on
partnership of health and care services. It can have negative as well has positive impact

on collaboration. For example there are voluntary and statutory organization. In the
employees knowledge, qualification, methods are different from each other. The issues
are also different from each other like if there is international firm the issue of language
take place (Hunter and Perkins, 2012). This cause can have adverse impact that leads to
discourage flow of information, decision making and other important communications. It
tends to poor coordination in health care services.
 Deals with different issues: Every enterprise is dealing with different issues such as
safeguarding adults, drug addiction, mental health, diabetes and obesity. By this also
collaborative can be affected. Every organization is specialized in their own field they
have their own skills and knowledge so it is difficult to match with another kind of
people with different set of skills this can affect coordination of firm.
TASK 3
3.1 Evaluate possible outcomes of partnership working
The outcome of partnership working is having positive and negative outcomes. There can
be positive effects when services user can utilize them in partnership building. Following are
positive outcomes of health care services.
 It generate openness and transparency of services so that organization and serve in proper
manner. By this standard can be followed properly.
 It give more experiences to health and care services so that they can ensure safety
solutions to users (Parrott, 2014).
 It improves regulation by having better understanding about consumers needs.
 It help to conduct activities according to regulatory bodies. This can encourage public
accountability by providing expertise of health.
 Partnership can increase efficiency by this services are provided in faster ways.
 This can reduce cost of operation. When two companies are working together their cost
also shared and divided among partners. By this firm can earn more profits.
 It help to provide standardized services which results in following all rules and
regulations.

There are many negative outcomes also such as communication. This is one of the major
aspect which affects partnership. Communication is fundamental of any partnership. It very
important to have effective communication between partners. Poor action can have impact on
partnership and its functioning in many ways. It can create confusion, overwhelmed and create
many problems. It reduce partnership abilities and synergy. The another demerits is there can be
increase in cost of supervision as the size of enterprise increase this required higher supervision
that can incurred cost to firm (Moss, 2017). All these negative impact can affect collaboration by
which company performance can come down.
3.2 Analyses the potential barriers to partnership working in health and social care services
There are many barriers that can take place health and care services partnership.
Professional boundaries can be on e of the biggest barrier which take place in partnership
working. This can affects operation and controlling of work. In this barrier work face difficulty
to keep contacts with services user. Workers get difficulty to provide information to the final
users and other organization.
Another barrier can be conflicting policies which take place in partnership working.
There are different kind policies and practices adopted by organization this can create confusion
between employees what policies they need to follow and this leads to conflicts. Employees are
not able to take professional decisions at workplace. Because of all these problems employees so
not want to work with each other and not want to share their standards and values with other
workers (Currie and Lockett, 2011).
Attitude and values are another barrier which partnership of working in health and care is
facing. This can discourage partnership work. Different people have different values which
affects their attitude. When workers do not feel like working with other employees this barrier
took place.
3.3 Devise strategies to improve outcome for partnership working in health and social care
One of the strategy which can give positive outcome of partnership is setting up a
standard communication system. This can help CQC community to generate understanding
between employees. The community needs to develop better communication system. In this there
is record of users and patients about their health issues. By this partnership can get more
information about their customers. By this they bring improvement in their services and try to
retain customers. This give future services to both partnership organization.

When communication system is established it make easy for internal management to
interact with each other. Better communication can prevent confusions and misunderstandings
that took place in health care center. By adopting this method CQC can make its services
effective (McSHERRY and et. al, 2012).
There is another method which improves partnership outcomes is setting goals and target
which help to develop quality of working. Both organization should set common goals so that
they do not face any difficulty to achieve them. This help employees to have clear open direction
on which they need perform. Firm should set workers target in order to increase their efficiency
and productivity.
RECOMMENDATION
CQC should choose their partnership properly so that they always give better services to
their customers. The community need to fix standards, make policies and procedures according
to that only they should run their operations (Jones and Barry, 2011). The firm need to over
come from there barriers and make strategies so that these barriers can be prevented. There
should be proper communication take place between two companies so that conflicts can be
reduce. Both partnership works on customer behavior by which they can understand needs and
wants of their clients.
CONCLUSION
There are different philosophies for working partnership is identify in this report. These
philosophies help to understand theories and principal of partnership in working. These have
positive impact on partnership. There are many barriers which take place in health and care
services which affects partnership in greater expand. There are different kind of models which
impact on legislation. All policies, procedure and barriers can reduce collaborative working.
Partnership should took place where they are dealing with same issues, same size and values so
that gap should not take place. By all these factors outcomes can be estimated and firm can use
different strategies to bring solution and give better services to its customers.

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