Philosophy of working in partnership in health & social care: Assignment

WORKING IN
PARTNERSHIP

INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Philosophy of working in partnership in health & social care.........................................1
1.2 Effectiveness of partnership relationships within health & social care services..............3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
2.1 Models of partnership working across health & social care sector..................................4
2.2 Present legislation and organisational policies & practices for partnership.....................5
2.3 Impacts of different working practices in collaborative working....................................6
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
3.1 Possible outcomes of working in partnership...................................................................6
3.2 Potential barriers to partnership working.........................................................................7
3.3 Strategies for improving outcomes of working in partnership.........................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Working in partnership is termed as a process in which care professional perform their
task in a team in best effective as well as in cooperative manner towards a common set of goals
and objectives. In this medical practitioners conduct a functioning in a collaborative way. In
addition, with this, it the basic responsibility to effectively evaluate that while working in a team
there is adequate communication, proper coordination and formative collaboration along with
shared interests. By considering this health care organisation can effectively able to attain their
specific objectives with positive results. In recent days, within healthcare partnership working is
possibly considered as a central focus. Thus, there is an essential requirement to adopt best
possible strategies with the help of which further environment in partnership working sectors can
be effectively undertaken. Present report has been conducted on, the case scenario of Alex and
the actual reason behind his death. In this report formative discussions have been made on,
philosophies that is related to working in partnership along with formative relationship in health
and social care services. In addition, with this, report include current legislations, models of
partnership and impact of policies and practices upon collaborative working. Lastly, report
include formative strategies in order to improve end results of partnership working in within
health & social care services along with potential barriers.
TASK 1
1.1 Philosophy of working in partnership in health & social care
Working in a partnership acts as a one of the most prominent aspect in within Health & Social
care that effectively provide well effective wellbeing to individuals. It is evaluated that there are
many professional care experts those who are performing their work in a team such as, doctor,
nurse and pathologist towards treating customers in best effective manner. In addition, with this,
partnership can be termed as shared commitment within all members have obligation and right to
contribute their partnership in specific task. This will lead towards affected with advantages and
disadvantages in a equal manner. In relation with Alex, it is most important for care practitioners
along with his parents to conduct their work in a collaborative manner but unfortunately due to
lack in sincerity lead towards the reason behind the death of Alex. In this regard, there various
number of philosophies that is required to be consider as to performing work in a partnership.
With the help of philosophies professionals can effectively able to offer proper care and support
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to individuals. Mentioned below there are some strategies which is further analysed in a detailed
manner:
Power sharing or empowerment:
In this formative delegations of particular responsibilities and authority are given to
patients in order to engage them in the process of decision-making. In this, it becomes essential
to engage patients and their family in to provide them the choice to gain the knowledge of
medication. With the help of this individual can comfortably able to perform their operations in
order to get results in best effective manner. In addition, with this, by involving sick patients and
their relatives in in medical treatment as with the help of this proper more accurate allergies and
phobias of an individual can be gained. This further helps in offering treatment in best effective
manner and provide better welfare results. In relation with Alex, with the involvement of his
parents and relatives can be proved effective so as to save his life.
Respect:
This is one of the most important aspects which is effectively required to be consider by
care professionals as this will allow them to provide further treatment in best effective manner.
In addition, with this it is important for medical staff to take advantage of better form of
communication channel in order to communicate with sick individuals. Along with this, by
offering them proper respect further mutual understanding can be made that will simultaneously
lead towards feel them relaxed in the process medications. In context with Alex, by maintaining
and proving formative respect to relatives and parent’s proper treatment of infant can be
ascertained.
Independence:
This states a concept within which patients are required to be made that much capable as with the
help of which they can able to formulate their own decisions. This further benefits sick
individuals to perform some of the activities by self in order to overcome with disease in best
effective time manner. In addition, with this, it becomes the major responsibilities care
practitioners to effectively make people understand about the importance of medication on
proper time frame and perform some basic physical activities in order to live a healthy stable
lifestyle. In context with the case scenario of Alex by making his parents understand the
importance of taking care of him in best effective way can lead towards saving of his life
medical practitioners could be able to save his life.
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Making informed choice & consultation:
Decision-making concept acts as a one of the most important concept that lead towards
providing better care treatments for sick persons. In addition, with it mainly covers that criteria
which is required to be effectively followed by medical practitioners in the time period of their
decision-making process. In this regard, it is essential to provide required and essential
information’s related to treatment practices in order to conduct further process of treatment in
best effective manner. Thus, it becomes important for care professionals to share proper
necessary specifications of medications to family and patients in order to conduct further
treatment process in better manner.
Thus, it become essential for medical care practitioners and professionals to effectively
consider all the above mentioned points as with the help of this they can effectively able to
conduct their further process of treatment in best effective manner. In addition, with this it will
allow them to treat their patients in better way and gain desirable end results in relation of their
wellbeing.
1.2 Effectiveness of partnership relationships within health & social care services
With the help of best effective form of partnership relationship patients can be effectively
treated thus, it is important to maintain a well effective understanding with partners as to conduct
activities in a Cooperative manner. In addition, with this communication also act as a main
essential element with the help of which collaboration in team can be formulated. In addition,
with this in order to formulate relationship in between partners there are different type of
measures mentioned below that can be considered. In the case scenario of Alex with the help of
relationship with their professional and parent’s life of Infant can be saved:
Relationship with service users in this it is essential to maintain healthy form of
relationship with patients in order to make them feel comfortable and further conduct the process
of treatment. In this age and situation factors are required to be effectively considered by
professionals in order to provide treatment. With the help of this care professionals can able to
make patients stable and comfortable and further formulate the clinical practices. In the case of
Alex by establishing relationship in best effective manner care practitioners can saved his life.
Relationship with colleagues in order to conduct activities in best effective manner it is
essential to maintain healthy relationship with staff members with the help of this overall
operational activities can be effectively done. Thus, it become essential for care practices to
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maintain healthy Relationship with colleagues with the help of a situation of conflicts can be
reduced in decision making while dealing with complicated situation. It is essential for medical
professionals such as pathologist, nursing staff, specialist, doctors to have proper mutual
understanding in order to treat individuals in a best effective manner. In the scenario of Alex lack
of ineffective relationship act as a major cause that lead to earth infant death.
Relationship with Organisation in this it is essential for Healthcare organisation to
maintain formative relationship with other Organisation in this they can refer patients to other
organisation when adequate services are not available by them. In addition, with is in the critical
situation care organisations can transfer the case to other organisation thus, it is essential for
organisation to maintain a healthy communication along with mutual understanding this will help
them to provide best effective form of treatment to patient. Given scenario of Alex, care
practitioners by formulating relationship with other organisation can transfer the case to get
Charity with the help of which life of Infant can be saved.
TASK 2
2.1 Models of partnership working across health & social care sector
There are different types of models which can be used while working in partnership in
order to make an individual well being. It includes unified, coordinates, coalition and hybrid
model from which more suitable one should be selected by clinical professionals to perform
together for wellness of single person. As per case scenario of Alex, if suitable model of
partnership has been applied then definitely his life can be saved.
Unified model – This can be described as to set up single system of working through
which every task should be complete to gain better outcomes. It involves to focus on same
policies and techniques in different situations in order to make an individuals healthy.
Meanwhile, utilisation of single system for performing daily clinical activities is suitable for staff
members because it will not create confusions and facilitate to make an immediate decision
quickly in emergency circumstances.
Coordinated model – The coordinated care model consist the criteria of working with
proper coordination in respect of providing appropriate treatment for patients. It involves that
primary care providers are supported by overall network of nursing staff, specialists, care
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managers, diagnostic team members and other professionals for supporting sick people to remain
healthy
2.2 Present legislation and organisational policies & practices for partnership
Legal rules and regulation act as a one of the most essential element within Healthcare
organisation as with the help of this medical professional’s direct activities towards correct
direction. There are different types of legislation and acts that are required by Care practitioner’s
to effectively follow as to resist themselves from being involved in any an ethical activities and
wrongful actions. By considering all these laws and legislation care practitioners can effectively
able to treat their patients. In the given case of Alex medical practitioners by following
legislations can able to save his life in this safeguarding of vulnerable group act plays an
essential act with the help of which equality is maintained by the process of providing care
services to patient. In this it is essential for care practitioners to treat each and every individual in
an equal manner whether they belong from any part of society. In addition, with this health and
social care act 2016 consists different type of restructure criteria with in Healthcare organisations
the main aim of this is to boost up the policies and procedures in order to effectively improve
patient outcomes. while equality act 2010 showcase guidelines for their practice nurse in order to
offer medical facilities and other related legislation to treat sick person in an equal manner.
Along with this care standard Act 2006 actively influence general practitioners to take into
consideration the overall care standards while they offer services. Along with this Mental Act
that was amended in 2007 show case instruction that are required to be followed by psychologist
and staff which is related to the power they hold while dealing with mental patients, in this they
are required to put little stress in order to provide them better medication. Along with his
Children act 1989 amended in 2004, data Protection Act 1998 and mental capacity Act 2005
further protect the interest of patience.
There are wide range of procedures and policies that are required to be abide by
Healthcare Organisation in order to conduct treatment in best effective manner for the wellbeing
of patient. It includes a wide range of clinical processes such as surgical activities, diagnosing
medications and more in this they are required to adopt base effective technological equipment’s
and other software’s. Along with this it is essential for hospitals to protect their data with the
help of many data protection software’s and offer equal opportunity treatment to each and every
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individual. For this they can provide training session to their employees in order to raise their
knowledge on all the above certain factors.
2.3 Impacts of different working practices in collaborative working
There is various form of working practices that can lead to words impacting on task at a
particular period of time, if in a team members are not focused on time schedule different
policies and procedures desirable outputs cannot be gain. Thus, it become essential for each and
every individual in a team to focus on proper schedule of performing their task as to gain best
effective Reserves. In addition to this it has been evaluated that lack of collaboration working
within general practitioners is the main reason for death of Infant. In addition with is there a
different type of other negative outcomes on a particular task that can lead towards affecting
patient it consists governing or professional bodies, working time approaches to work policies
and procedures, roles and responsibilities, training communication and Information sharing
protocol thus, it become essential for care practitioners to effectively focus and consider this
factors and overcome all these negative impacts in best effective manner as to provide best
treatment for patients.
TASK 3
3.1 Possible outcomes of working in partnership
While working in a partnership number of positive outcomes can be gain thus, it is
essential to work in a collaborative manner and use resources expertise and efforts of all
individuals in appropriate manner. In this regard it is essential to manage activities and task with
the help of best effective corporations in order to effectively fulfil objectives. Apart from them
inadequate Corporation within partners made towards negative impact that has been evaluated in
Alex case:
Users of service it consists all the possible outputs that has been used with the help of
partnership it includes different types of positive outcomes such as decision making improve
facilities autonomy and empowerment with the help of which best possible outcomes can be
attained in the process of treatment.
Professionals with the help of professional’s team efficiency can be effectively increase
as it decreases major burdens on them that lead towards facilitating better possible outcomes
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while carrying clinical practices it consists different types of learning criteria with the help of
which each and every individual within a team can increase their capabilities in order to handle
situations in best possible manner.
Organisations partnership working act as a most essential element in organisation level
when there is no medical service is available in this situation patients can refer to partner
Hospital. It also proves to be beneficial when a patient is in a critical condition in this situation
they can also being referred to other care Institutions for treatment.
3.2 Potential barriers to partnership working
Partnership working is one of the best effective approach with the help of which best
effective set of outcomes can be ascertained. Within this, in order to effectively manage all these
functions in best effective manner proper channel of communication and formative set of
coordination is required to be effectively consider. In context with the present scenario of Alex,
there are different types of barriers that lead towards death of the child. Some of the certain
measures are defined below:
Lack of Communication:
Lack of communication acts as a one of the major barrier that will lead towards
ineffective outcomes. Thus, as to make proper formulation of work in a partnership there is an
essential requirement to have best effective form of communication with the help of which
potential outcomes can be accomplished in best effective tomes frame. It is essential to have best
effective form of communication as to treat patients in well effective manner.
Lack of resources:
Lack of resources can lead towards creating number of obstacles in the process of treating
patients as lack of resources creates stress within team that can impact on their level of
performance in a negative manner. It further generate situation of conflicts within team that can
decrease performance level of all team members. Thus, in order to effectively ensure the quality
of work and conduction of work in smooth and effective manner it is essential to have best
effective source of resource allocation.
Lack of Clear roles and responsibilities:
Lack of roles and responsibilities can lead towards creating delay in competition of work.
It further lead towards creating numerous situations of conflicts within team. As if individuals
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are not clear about their actual roles and responsibilities then they can conduct mistakes and
errors while performing their activities related to clinical procedures that further lead towards
negative outcomes in treatments of individuals.
Lack of information sharing: The sharing of information is mandatory while working in
partnership otherwise lack of data sharing may results into wrong attempt of activities. It will
facilitate to generate complicated situation of patients.
3.3 Strategies for improving outcomes of working in partnership
Working in a partnership is considered as a one the best effective approach with the help
of which best effective and desirable outcomes can be effectively attained. It further lead towards
increase in working efficiency of clinical practitioners. Thus, it becomes essential to formulate
strategies and policies in best effective manner as with the help of which working in a
partnership can become more efficient:
In this regard, training to staff is considered as a one of the best effective approach. Thus, it is
essential to provide proper training and learning secessions to medical practitioners and staff as
with the help of this, they can effectively able to increase their working efficiency that can
effectively lead towards increase in end result outcomes. In addition, with this, it is also
important to appoint a lead professional those who holds the ability to provide best effective
form of guidelines and measures to employees in context with working in partnership. Further
there is a requirement to take advantage of best effective form of communication channel with the
help of which effective cooperation can be stimulate. In further provide assurance in
accomplishment of work in best effective manner. Communication also plays an essential role in
order to facilitate process of treatment in best effective manner that lead towards conducting
treatment process in best manner. In addition, with this, by defining roles and responsibilities in a
clear manner to employee’s treatments that are provided to patients can be effectively
ascertainment in a best formative manner. As if care practitioners are surjective to their actual
roles and responsibilities then they can effectively able to perform their desired set of objectives
in stipulated period of time.
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CONCLUSION
As per the above mentioned report, it has been concluded that by performing work in a
partnership care professional can effectively able to perform their work and can further treat
patients in best effective manner. In this regard, by taking use of formative philosophies such as
empowerment and power sharing, making informed choice, independence and consultation in
partnership working care professionals and practitioners can effectively able to treat patients in
best effective manner. Thus, by considering all these factors in best effective manner better
outcomes to patients and organisation can be provided. Along with this, report include the
formative content legislations which is related to health and social care act 2012, Standard Act
2000, Equity Act 2010 and Children Act 1989. all these legislations are effectively required to be
abide by health care organisations and practitioners within their activities like, medication,
diagnosing, surgical activities and more. In addition, with this there are different types of barriers
in partnership working that include, unclear roles as well as responsibilities, lack of
communication and lack of information sharing. Thus, in order to effectively overcome all these
challenges, it is essential to consider some formative strategies and measures as to gain results in
best effective manner.
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bbest best effective manner.
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