Working in Partnership in Health and Social Care: A Comprehensive Guide

WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................................. 2
LO 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...6
LO 2................................................................................................................................................ 8
2.1 ANALYSE THE MODELS OF PARTNERSHIP WORKING ACROSS THE HEALTH AND SOCIAL
CARE SECTOR............................................................................................................................. 8
2.2 CURRENT LEGISLATION AND ORGANISATIONAL PRACTICES AND POLICIES FOR
PARTNERSHIP WORKING IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE..........................................................10
2.3 DIFFERENCES IN THE WORKING PRACTICES AND POLICIES AFFECT COLLABORATIVE
WORKING.................................................................................................................................12
LO 3.............................................................................................................................................. 14
3.1 POSSIBLE OUTCOMES OF PARTNERSHIP WORKING FOR USERS OF SERVICES,
PROFESSIONALS AND ORGANIZATIONS...................................................................................14
3.2 POTENTIAL BARRIERS TO PARTNERSHIP WORKING IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SERVICES
................................................................................................................................................. 17
3.3 STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR PARTNERSHIP WORKING IN HEALTH AND
SOCIAL CARE SERVICES............................................................................................................ 19
CONCLUSION............................................................................................................................... 21
REFERENCES.................................................................................................................................22
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Philosophies of Working in Partnership..........................................................................4
Figure 2: Models of Partnership Working......................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
Health and Social Care is that area in the society whose foremost goal is to ensure the wellbeing
of their patients by implementing ethical and philosophical means. Here, each individual is
skilled in a specific area and every profession relies on each other in order to provide
satisfactory and healthy services to service users. This sector involves foundation trusts,
professional sector, monitoring organizations and much more. collaborative work by following
specific policies and common ethical standards ensures that effective services are provided to
patients. Each department in this sector is specialised in individual fields, all linked to achieving
the common objective, i.e. well-being of patients, thus, the partnership is a crucial aspect of the
health and social care (Aveyard, 2014).
As a carer for Bluebird care, the following assignment will help in getting a better
understanding regarding the importance of working positively in partnership with others in the
HSC (CQC, 2013). In context with the Francis Report on NHS foundation trust, the following
assignment is categorised into three sections. Initially, partnerships with users of services that
empower individuals are examined. Later, a partnership between different professionals within
HSC is considered along with exploring interagency working. Lastly, the organizational
partnership is investigated along with examining different ways of joint working at a strategic
level (Francis, 2013).
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LO 1
1.1 EXPLAIN THE PHILOSOPHY OF WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP IN HEALTH
AND SOCIAL CARE
The partnership between the health and social care refers to working jointly with ethics for the
welfare of patients and creating a positive environment for them. HSC is bounded with several
philosophies that have to be followed by each department and individuals for bringing care,
skills, accountability etc. in sight. Philosophy, on another hand, is considered is the
subconscious of an individual to perform their task on the ethical note (Aveyard, 2014). With
respect to the Francis Report on the failings in the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust,
following philosophies can be used in order to improve the situation of the trust.
Figure 1: Philosophies of Working in Partnership
[Source: Author]
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PHILOSOPHIES
EMPOWE
RMENT
INDEPEN
DENCE
RESPECT
INFORME
D
CHOICES
AUTONO
MY

EMPOWERMENT
It refers to providing enough authority to individuals linked with HSC to make necessary
decisions at the time of need. Since, professionals are required to make a decision on a regular
basis to maintain the standards of the department, providing them authority will empower
them to make responsible decisions. In the case study, it was mentioned by Francis that the
carers in the NHS foundations are trained and helpful, yet lack of authority acted as a barrier for
them in maintaining proper standards (Glasby, and Dickinson, 2014).
INDEPENDENCE
It includes that every party in the HSC has the freedom to make their own decisions related to
their growth and management. However, this independence must be followed by ethical
practices, as in terms with the Francis Report, an independent investigation, and audit of
different trusts like NHS Foundation Trust is required to supervise the quality services provided
to patients (Francis, 2013).
RESPECT
It is an essential aspect that has to be considered by both, service users and providers in order
to endure better quality service is provided in the foundations. As mentioned in the Francis
report, fundamental rights to dignity were not respected in the NHS foundation. There were
incidents when they had to relieve themselves in their beds when no help was offered to get to
the bathrooms. Respecting work and patients helps the foundation to effectively operate for
the betterment of the service users. Ignoring it n the other hand lead towards the degraded
service quality and suffering to the patients that were seen the NHS foundation trust (Francis,
2013).
INFORMED CHOICES
It is required in the HSC to share necessary information with patients and family members in
order to maintain transparency in the system. As per recommendation in the Francis report,
there must be a culture in the foundations to inform regarding the improper service quality
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