Working in Partnership in Health and Social Care

Working in Partnership
in Health and Social
Care

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1 Explanation of philosophy of working in partnership in health and social care......................1
2 Evaluation of partnership relations in health and social care...................................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
3 Analysis of different partnership models.................................................................................3
4 Current legislations, organisational practices and policies for partnership working...............4
5 Explanation of differences in working practices and policies.................................................5
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
6 Evaluation of possible outcomes of partnership working........................................................6
7 Analysis of potential barriers to partnership working..............................................................7
8 Devise strategies to improve outcomes for partnership working.............................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

INTRODUCTION
Working in partnership in health and social care help different organisations to come and
work together to get long term benefits (Glasby and Dickinson, 2014). Main goal of partnership
is to enhance and increase involvement of staff members in operations so that all the executional
activities can be performed effectively. It is focused with the partners who are working for a
common goal and formulate effective strategies in order to attain the same. All the partners work
with mutual understanding which helps to build trust among them (Brennan-Ing and et. al.,
2014). This project report aims at the benefits of partnership in health and social care sectors in
which a senior health and social care student is working in St. Vincent's Hospital.
Various topics are discussed under this assignment that are philosophy of working in
partnership in health and social care, evaluation of partnership relations, model, legislations,
organisational practices and policies of partnership and differences in working practices and
policies affect collaborative working. Evaluation of possible outcomes and potential barriers of
partnership and strategies to improve outcomes are also discussed under this report.
TASK 1
1.1 Explanation of philosophy of working in partnership in health and social care
Partnership refers to that form of working in which two or more partners work together in
order to attain the goals of the firm. It is very important for all the organisations who are working
under health and social care to work in partnership so that all the responsibilities get distributed
in all the partners. This step may help to enhance effectiveness at workplace. There are various
philosophies that are required for all the partners while working in partnership in health and
social care sector (Dickinson and O'Flynn, 2016). All the philosophies are explained below that
are required to be implemented by the senior health and social care student while working in St.
Vincent's Hospital with patients and healthcare professional:
Empowerment: It is very important to empower the patients so that they may feel good
and try to recover faster. It is essential for the senior student to empower them in order to reduce
their worries about their health. Mainly it is suggested to the student to communicate with them
so that they may become more friendly and the stress level of them get reduced.
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