the topic that emphasizes on the team approach of the healthcare personnel

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1. Hello everyone!!! Today I am going to present the topic that emphasizes on the
team approach of the healthcare personnel. This is based on an Aboriginal patient
named Alinta who was admitted to the hospital as she was suffering from
breathlessness. In health care, no one professional can meet all the patient’s needs
and therefore a team approach is required. The discussion here takes place
between an Aboriginal Health Practitioner and the Social Worker. It is very
important for the healthcare staff to work in accordance with the other workers so
that the treatment of the patient is carried out in a proper way and also to ensure
that the patients receive the quality of care that is needed for them to recover from
the disease.
2. The role of the Aboriginal Health Practitioner in the healthcare sector will be
the improvement of the health outcomes of the patient who belong to the Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islands. They have a very critical role in the primary healthcare
services to the individuals, community groups and families. The role of the Aboriginal
Health Practitioner (AHP) will be the utilisation of the coordination approach in order
to provide quality care using an approach that is holistic as well as culturally
acceptable in order to have a assess the patient in their original habitats and
environments like when Alinta was facing difficulty in the admission to a normal
hospital the AHP along with the Social Worker helped in the admission and the
required treatment (Hayman, Askew and Spurling 2014). The main responsibility of
the healthcare personnel is to provide healthcare services that helps in promoting the
concepts and values of self-care for the Aboriginals. The AHP help in the working of
the healthcare staff and also to support the staff to develop a collaborative approach to
work and treat the Aboriginals. They also help the Aboriginals for the active
participation in the healthcare services that are being provided to them like the health

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promotion and education. The role of the Social worker in this case is to help Alinta
to realise their rights and also to collectively help the individuals who belong to these
communities to claim their rights and responsibilities. As per the Code of Ethics it
involves human dignity, respect, social justice and health. The meaning of human
rights and respect as per the social worker is that the people should respect their
inherent rights and beliefs of the Aboriginal patients. The social rights of the
Aboriginals is related to the basic needs that includes food, education and health
(Herringet al. 2013).
Thus, it is very important for the healthcare personnel and the social worker to
work collaboratively in order to have an interdisciplinary approach and also to
provide quality care to the patients. The interdisciplinary team has a collaborative
interdisciplinary and a patient-centred practice which has a best approach for
addressing the varied and the complex healthcare services and requirements
(O'Brienet al. 2013). The accessibility of the patients to the healthcare services is a
basic human right that should be available to them irrespective of their caste, race,
religion, culture and background. In the international human rights equality and
non-discrimination are the main principles that should be followed by everyone.
The healthcare professionals thus should have a more free approach for the
treatment of the Aboriginals so that the patients can have a better access to the
treatment facilities and in this process the social worker can provide assistance. So
it is very important for the healthcare personnel and the social worker to work
collaboratively for the betterment of the Aboriginals (Shahidet al. 2013).
3. The main role of bridging the gap between the Aboriginal Health Practitioner and
the Social worker is played by a nurse who has to communicate with both of them
in order to understand the situation of the patient.