University Assignment: Health and Social Care Partnership Report

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of partnership working in health and social care, covering essential aspects of collaboration within healthcare settings. The report begins with an introduction to the concept of partnership working, emphasizing its importance in delivering effective patient care and the need for clear communication among healthcare professionals. Task 1 explores the philosophy of working in partnerships, highlighting concepts such as empowerment, independence, autonomy, respect, and informed decision-making. It then evaluates partnership relationships involving service users, medical professionals, and different healthcare organizations. Task 2 delves into various models of partnership working, including unified, coordinated, coalition, and hybrid models, discussing their pros and cons. The report also examines current legislation, organizational practices, and policies that govern partnership working. Task 3 focuses on the possible outcomes of partnership working, potential barriers, and strategies to improve outcomes, offering valuable insights for healthcare professionals and organizations. The report concludes by summarizing the key findings and emphasizing the importance of effective partnerships in the health and social care sector.

Working in Partnership in
Health and Social Care

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1 ...........................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Philosophy of working in partnerships.................................................................................1
1.2 Evaluate partnerships relationships within health & social care...........................................2
TASK 2 ...........................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Analyse models of partnership working in healthcare..........................................................3
2.2 Current legislation, organisational practices and policies for partnership working..............6
2.3 Differences in working practices and policies effects the collaborative working.................7
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................8
3.1 Possible outcomes of partnership working for users of services professionals and
organisations...............................................................................................................................8
3.2 Potential barriers to partnership working in health & social care.........................................9
3.3 Strategies to improve outcomes for partnership working...................................................10
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................11
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................12

INTRODUCTION
Working in partnership in health and social care refers to perform in team with proper
cooperation by exchanging information about particular patient. It will provide support to
conduct correct treatment process to make them healthy. It is necessary for different medical
professionals including nurse, doctor, specialist and surgeon to work in partnership through
completing their tasks properly in order to make an individual well being (Glasby and Dickinson,
2014). However, partnership among health care organisations is required as patients were
referred to other hospitals as per their medical condition through making appropriate
communication about patient's diagnosing reports. Moreover, there are various types of strategies
and policies which should be followed by medical professionals in different institutions to
provide correct medication for infected persons. The present report will focus on philosophy of
working in partnerships and relationships to work as partners in health & social care. It will also
include models of partnerships and current legislations, practices & policies to work in
partnership. The possible outcomes, potential barriers and effective strategies to improve outputs
of working in partnerships in health & social care is given below.
TASK 1
1.1 Philosophy of working in partnerships
The partnership working in health care organisation is required as it impacts on treatment
procedure of an individual which is carried out to solve medical problem. It involves to make
appropriate communication among group of medical professionals associated with specific case
so they can complete their tasks in accurate manner to make them healthy. However, it is
essential to establish better cooperation between medical professionals in respect of providing
correct medication to an individual (Glasby, 2017). As per given case study, there is no
information about a person wandering in the streets but through help of previous record,
paramedics provide proper medication to him. In addition to this, there are various philosophies
of working in partnerships which should be followed in health care sector are explained further –
Empowerment of service users and partner organisations – This can be described as
an authority or power to make decisions and provide own point of views. It is an effective
philosophy in which proper sharing or required to employees in hospitals so that they will fulfil
their roles in appropriate manner to make patient well being. However, in context of given case,
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it is important to share correct information about patient to doctors and nurses which is
mandatory to make them healthy.
Independence and interdependence – The independence correct records about
diagnosis of an individual is helpful to a medical professional in order to conduct primary
treatment (Parrott, 2014). It will provide help to analyse actual health problem of a person which
facilitate to make correct decision in terms of rendering proper medication for their welfare.
According to given case, paramedics team work independently gain previous information about a
person through computerised records to analyse actual medical needs quickly.
Autonomy – This can be explained as the strategy of providing authority to make
immediate and quick decisions at their level to sort out small issues. It is observed that many
situations needs immediate action and taking permission for particular aspect may leads to
complicated condition of patient. On the basis of given scenario, it is necessary to provide liberty
to staff members for conducting primary medication activities so that complications in his
medical condition can be avoided.
Respect – The respect can be described as give value to an individual as per their skills,
knowledge and abilities. It is essential to provide respect for every employee and make them
valuable in health care organisation so they will perform their roles or duties with honesty. Their
loyal performance and hard work towards patients impacts positively on health of them which
facilitate to make them well being (Dickinson and O'Flynn, 2016).
Power sharing & making informed choices – This can be described as to utilise
strategy of delegation of authority which is helpful to take quick decisions which is important in
health care while dealing with patients due to complications. As per given case, employees can
provide primary medication to him which facilitate to reduce complications in their condition.
1.2 Evaluate partnerships relationships within health & social care
Partnership working is helpful and facilitate to attain maximum outcomes but it is
requires effective relationship between partners so that they can cooperate with each other. It is
essential to make an appropriate relation among medical professionals so that they can perform
with mutual understanding which impacts positively on outcomes of medications. However, it is
essential to avoid issues or conflicts among professionals as it effects performing efficiency of
whole team working on patients together and desired outcomes may reduced accordingly. As per
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given case study, it is required to perform with proper coordination by sharing correct
information about the man in order to provide accurate treatment (Sullivan and Skelcher, 2017).
Service user – This can be described as relation between patient or their family members
with medical professionals as it effects the health condition of an individual. It is necessary to
establish effective cooperation through proper communication among relatives of patient and
their specialists to know about their symptoms as well as previous medications. However, it will
provide support to gain accurate information about patient which is provide help to gain desired
outcomes of provided medications respectively.
Medical Professionals – The medical professionals are required to establish better
coordination as well as cooperation among them which facilitate to gain better results of
treatment and patient can recover limited period of time. Health care organisations required to
make effective policies which helps to avoid conflicts or issues which facilitate to make better
relationships professionally to gain desired outcomes in medications.
Different Healthcare Organisations – This refers to make an accurate professional
relation among different organisations so that when patient will refer to another institution then
accurate information can be provided. It will render help to provide correct medication
immediately due to unavailability of services through referring them to other institute to make
patient well being (Barrington, 2018). For example, partnerships among health care organisation
and pathological institution which is required to conduct diagnosis and treatment of particular
patient.
In addition to this, absenteeism of partnership will impacts negatively on condition of
patient due to improper exchange of information about their medical records and that may leads
to death of an individual. However, Lack of partnership in working in health and social care will
effects on medication outcomes and reduce perfection in performance of medical professionals.
Moreover, it may leads to reduce image of health care organisations and they might face strict
actions of government authorities.
TASK 2
2.1 Analyse models of partnership working in healthcare
Partnership working in hospitals is necessary because different professionals are required
to make a particular patient healthy. It involves a team work among nurses, doctors, surgeons,
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pathologist, specialist and ward boys provide care by conducting their roles properly. However,
there are different types of models or approaches which are applied in health care organisations
in order to provide proper treatment to different infected people to make them disease free
(Trotter, 2015). Moreover, partnership performance is important because a pathologist conduct
diagnosis of particular patient then nurses are bale to provide primary medication so that
specialist analyse symptoms thoroughly and render correct prescription to nurse in respect of
rendering correct treatment appropriately. In given case scenario, an effective model can be
applied to provide medical facilities through analysing previous records of the patient. There are
several models of partnership working in health care and some of them are as under –
Unified model – This model described about a strategy to establish single managing
system in hospital which should be used by employees while conducting activities of procedures
on regular basis. It involves the criteria of following same policies or system by every medical
professional which facilitate to reduce conflicts and maintain effective partnership work in
respect of achieving better outcomes of medications.
Pros Cons
 It involves same techniques to be
applied which reduce confusion among
employees.
 It includes a single effective policy or
practice to sort out every health issue.
 Single system, has same polices or
practices which may not be suitable for
every situation in health care
organisation.
 It is responsible for generating
foundations which is not favourable in
different medical situations.
Co-ordinated model – This model of care providing includes the criteria to establish
accurate coordination among medical professionals like nurses, doctors, surgeons, specialist and
pathologist (Padgett, 2016). It is essential to make strong policies so that every employee should
cooperate with each other. It will provide support to gain best outcomes of medication procedure
respectively.
Pros Cons
 It is helpful to improve outcomes of  It may responsible for creating issues
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partnership working in health care
organisation.
 It is supportive to provide accurate
medication to patient for their well
being through avoiding complications.
due to higher and lower designations as
per their roles.
 It will create consume time and may
generate confusion as every person
starts ensuring about medical records of
patient.
Coalition model – This involves a technique in which different activities should be
carried out with appropriate strategy or policy and these procedures are interconnected with one
another like favourable for single patient (Moss, 2017). It is necessary to conduct medication
procedures separately like blood test, CT Scan and medicine on routine to particular patient
which helps to make them well being.
Pros Cons
 It will facilitate to improve outcomes of
medications by conducting every
activity separately.
 It is helpful to focus on every single
activity which facilitate patient to
overcome with their complicated
situation very soon.
 It is a time consuming and quite
expensive process which may create
problem to attend other patients.
 It involves number of different
activities which make employees
confused in terms of completing overall
target to make patient healthy.
Hybrid model – This can be described as to establish particular model as per demands of
situation through making combination of two or more models which are more suitable for the
same. It is helpful that favourable policies can be selected from different models to make hybrid
in order to solve health issue of particular patient (Greene, 2017).
Pros Cons
 It is beneficial because favourable
policies can be selected as per
requirements of specific situation.
 It is a time consuming procedure in
terms of selecting desired practices and
then establish combination.
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 It is a quite easy process in order to
make own model through combining
other models as per specific need.
 There is a risk factors while making
combination of models which may
impacts of outcomes.
2.2 Current legislation, organisational practices and policies for partnership working
There are various kinds of legislations which are mandatory to be followed by health care
organisations in while dealing with different patients suffering for differentiated health problems.
It involves various laws and acts which are made by government authorities so that every citizen
of country get appropriate treatment or medication with maintaining factor of equality. However,
it is necessary for healthcare organisations to establish efficient practices or policies by following
legislations in appropriate manner (World Health Organization, 2018). In given case,
paramedical team is required to obey legal acts and laws while providing care to man wandering
in streets. Moreover, some of legislations are given below –
Children Act 1989 amended 2004 – This act provide guidelines to improve health care
of children by taking care of them in all aspects. It involves the criteria of considering interest of
children and young people while putting efforts for their welfare. However, it basically provide
legal instructions to local authorities and related agencies to provide desired services in terms of
completing actual requirements of children. Moreover, all professionals follow same legislation
and perform with similar method which reduce chance of conflicts and facilitate gain required
results in terms of favourable condition of patient.
The Capacity Mental Act 2005 – The Capacity mental acts was establish in order to
save and empower citizens who may lack mental ability to make their own decisions in daily
routine of life. It involves basically decision making about their care & treatments and
implement on individuals of age 16 years and above. Moreover, it involves people suffering from
mental problems including dementia, severe learning disability, brain injury and mental health
illness (Healy, 2014). In given case, paramedical team should obey this legislation to make him
well being with the help of applying effective practices properly.
Care Standard Act 2000 – This legal act involves to avoid abuse, neglected and harm
people in any means by care providers. In addition to this, government authorities focus on
improving standards of care in residential, nursing homes and other personal care services.
However, it also includes standards for care providers to be maintained while providing
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medication or treatment to them. According to given case study, paramedical team are required
to proper medical facilities and care for wandering man in streets
2.3 Differences in working practices and policies effects the collaborative working
In Health care organisation varies types of rules and practices prevails which enables to
protect and conduct properly health related activities. Health care organisation every activity has
its own benefits that avail by patients and play a crucial role in diagnose the diseases of patients
in health care organisation (Harris and White, 2018). In given case there are many workings and
practices that influences collaborative workings in hospitals including different working time,
policies & governing bodies, approaches, training & development, communication and many
more. Moreover, some of them are as follows –
Different working time - In health care organisation in which staff is always requires so
staff give their duties in shifts. Shift duties not tiring for anyone and remain zeal towards their
works and duties in hospital. So in health care organisation staff of one shift give charge of tasks
and responsibilities to another employee of different shift so that it take care of all the tasks in
hospital. Hence shift of tasks in hospital is very necessary.
Different Policies and procedure – In case of health care organisation every person
have different tasks and responsibilities which use in different circumstances which affect
proceedings of organisation. In some circumstances if someone who has not power to do some
particular task but according to situation person have to use power.
Different governing or Professional bodies – There are many governing bodies who
works in health care organisation to protect rights and duties of patients in hospitals includes
Health and safety authority, health information and quality authority, Mental health commission.
In professionals regulators include Dental council, opticians board, Pre-Hospital Emergency care
council (World Health Organization, 2014). All departments delivers professionals in different
fields to approaches different diseases.
Different Approaches – There are different approaches that work in divisions to execute
work effectively in hospital care organisation. There are two approaches which work in health
care organisation that is self care and self management approaches which pursued works and
doings.
Different Training – The training is very important aspect in every organisation
especially in case of health care organisation. Due to they face many circumstances when they
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have to deal very strongly and patiently before patients. Because behaviour of attendants and
doctors affects on behaviour of patient, positive behaviour of attendants that gives mental
support to patients that are very beneficial for health. Respect and good behaviour with patient is
very necessary to recovery in health of patient so for that reason training is crucial.
Different communication methods – This include about communication in health care
organisation patients should transfer in other departments and other hospitals. So in that case
members of different departments have to communicate with others so that they well understand
about the matter and resolve it perfectly (Dickinson and Sullivan, 2014).
Different roles and responsibilities – This involves that medical care organisation every
person have to accomplish different tasks and duties in different way. So they have to know
about every aspect of their area so that they accomplish well their roles and responsibilities.
Different information sharing protocol – In that case when patient refer to other
departments then lack of coordination and cooperation exist while exchange of information
among departments in hospital care. This become hazardous for patient.
TASK 3
3.1 Possible outcomes of partnership working for users of services professionals and
organisations
Partnership working can be described as a collaborative relationship among people who
are responsible for making conducting same tasks with proper cooperation to gain better
outcomes. It involves to establish an effective as well as efficient policies or strategies in order to
perform with mutual understanding which facilitate to complete targets of solving health
problem of patients in an appropriate manner. However, partnership working is required in
health care organisation among different professionals in terms of providing correct care to
people and render comfortable life to them (Brownson, 2017). In addition to this, working in
partnership provide outcomes at different levels including service users, professionals and
organisations.
Outcomes for service users – The partnership working provide support to service user in
terms of gaining better medication and care from health care organisation. It also include the
criteria of reducing complications of medical condition through performance of professional with
mutual understanding by making accurate decisions properly.
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Positive outcome People gain better medication and other medical facilities which provide
support to get rid off severity of disease and gain perfect health situation.
Negative outcome Negative behaviour of professionals and no response for queries will
create problem of service users.
Outcomes for professionals – This involves efforts of medical professionals due to more
effective as well as efficient coordination among them which facilitate to gain better outputs
respectively. It involves the criteria to share desired information about medical records of
patients among team of professionals associated with single case. However, it involves nurse,
doctors, pathologist and specialist who conduct their duties to make particular patients disease
free.
Positive outcome It will provide support to professionals in order to learn many things from
team members which may helps in future and they gain perfection their
work along with solving complications with team efforts appropriately.
Negative outcome It includes the factor of confusion which can be created among
professionals while dealing with same case of patient because of
miscommunication between them which effects negatively on
performance outcomes.
Outcomes for organisation – The healthcare organisation gain better results in respect
of gaining effective image in front of people s well as governing bodies. They improve their
productivity and profitability as people prefers the organisation to fulfil their health requirements
because they hope form them for best (Golightley and Goemans, 2017). Moreover, it is
necessary for paramedical institution in given case to make that person healthy through
completing his medical needs in accurate way.
Positive outcome This will facilitate to boost up image of hospital among people and
government authorities which helps to avoid legal discrepancies in future.
Negative outcome The efforts for establishing cooperation for working in partnership can be
consider as cost and time consuming procedure which reduce profit
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margin.
3.2 Potential barriers to partnership working in health & social care
There are different types of problems and issues can be created while performing tasks in
partnership for generating better outcomes properly. It involves to maintain effective cooperation
among medical professionals to perform together as impacts on health situation of an individual
and that may be very hazardous for them. However, it includes to make an appropriate policy or
strategy which should be followed by every working professional so that accurate coordination
can be created among them. In addition to this, there are several potential barriers which impacts
on partnership working and some of them are given below –
Lack of communication – This can be described about ineffective conversation among
staff members or between superior and sub- ordinate which impacts on their performance. It
involves to apply an efficient communication system which helps to share proper instructions
and orders to working professionals so that they will conduct correct medication procedure for
welfare of patients in health care organisation. However improper communication may leads to
conducting wrong treatment procedure in incorrect way and that may dangerous for health of
patients.
Lack of desired resources – This involves the availability of required resources in
hospitals such as advanced machines, equipment, devices, medicines and other necessary
material for conducting clinical practices. It will create major problem of required resources are
not available in health care organisation because it results into delayed medication which can
generate complications in situation of an individual (Dustin, 2016).
Lack of clear roles an responsibilities – The roles and responsibilities should be clear to
to an individual because it helps to them put their efforts in correct direction in order to gain
desired results appropriately. Confusion regrading roles or duties of medical professional may
generate major problem as they can conduct incorrect clinical practice for specific patients which
effects negatively their medical condition.
Lack of information sharing – This can be explained as to share every information
among working partners so that correct direction can be adopted for providing right medication
to them. Lack of information sharing impacts negatively on their working outcomes and may
create question mark on their ability in organisation.
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