Report on Partnership Working in Health and Social Care (NHS)

This report examines partnership working in health and social care, using the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust as a case study. It begins with an introduction to the concept of partnerships and their importance in the healthcare sector. Task 1 focuses on the philosophies of partnership working, such as empowerment, informed decision-making, respect, autonomy, power-sharing, and independence, and their application within the NHS. It also discusses the effectiveness of partnership relationships in delivering services to diverse patient groups. Task 2 explores various partnership models like formal, informal, multi-agency, joint funding, and networking, along with relevant organizational practices and legislation, including the Health and Social Care Act 2012 and the Care Standards Act of 2000. The report also analyzes how different policies and practices impact collaborative working. Finally, Task 3 assesses the outcomes of partnership working for users, organizations, and professionals, identifies potential barriers, and suggests strategies to improve partnership outcomes in health and social care. The report emphasizes the importance of effective communication, shared responsibilities, and the need for agencies to maintain quality and maximize patient safety.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Philosophies of partnership working in H&S care...........................................................1
1.2 Partnership relationships and its effectiveness working in NHS 2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Partnership models in health and social care....................................................................3
2.2 Organisation practices and Legislation for partnerships working in NHS.......................4
2.3 Various policies and practices affect collaborative working............................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................6
3.1 Outcomes of partnership working for users services, organisations and professional.....6
3.2 Potential barrios to partnership working in health and social care ..................................6
3.3 Strategies to improve partnerships working outcomes in H&S care................................7
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................8
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REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9
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INTRODUCTION
Partnership is a arrangement in which more that two respective share the liabilities and
profits of a company investor. Different groups are possible like partners might distribute equal
benefits and liabilities. Health and social care is a sector which give different services related to
health safety. Working in partnership in H&S care is a activity in various organisations. This
report is based on Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation Trust in between 2009 and 2005. This file
builds on Francis' this report published in 2010. this report is based on case study which define
there are lack of care, leadership, management, humanity and compassion. In this file various
philosophies which can be used by enterprise gain in H&S care(Cameron, and et.al., 2014).
They adopted different kinds of models. There are different practices and legislation which are
adopted by firm. The main purpose of this task to improve services related to patients needs and
their wants. NHS is a complex system which try to maintain its services and facilities against a
backdrop on challenging financial expectation and increasing demand.
TASK 1
1.1 Philosophies of partnership working in H&S care
There are various kinds of philosophies which can be used by Mid Staffordshire NHS
foundation Trust is gaining group people related to business in health and social care. Different
thinking are as follows which was used by NHS firm:
Empowerment: Above the case study there are various philosophies in partnership which is
change. It means company user to give and choose them monitor to select what type of medical
support and services they wand and it is needed. It assist in reducing province of patients involve
in process of decision making. It also help in taking resolution can be taken quick. Like examples
of partnership if more than two enterprise are integrated and if individual wants to modify a
process of implementing work and they should have some power which can equal.
Make informed decision: It is very essential for both enterprise which gaining in partnership of
Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation Trust to make informed decision(Dickinson, and Glasby,
2010). If an individual organisation wants to interchange its variable quality than it should also
statics other NHS. Examples: partnership between health care trust and COQ both are making a
change to quality parameters and their criteria.
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Respect: It means respects for another individual and its achievement. It is very important and
necessary for person to respects another partners. They provide mutual understanding among the
different performances and productivity. Respect, it is needed to reduce conflict at a workplace.
Autonomy: It means independence, every person are self motivated which involve in group
activity should have freedom to monitor and control regular business operation. Like examples
of autonomy Both groups related to partnership should have some power to select and recruit
new candidates. It also conduct various programs and events related to training and they also
manage employees promotions.
Power sharing: It is a best thinking of partnership which can take some power regarding to Mid
Staffordshire NHS foundation Trust decision. It was undertake various business operation which
should be contribute in specific way between more than two enterprise( Dickinson, and O'Flynn,
2016). Individual have some power to reduce misunderstanding it will leads to frustration.
Individual organisation that should not have power it can define as well as lead to employees
frustration.
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Illustration 1: Philosophies

Independence: It is very important and needed in every enterprise and business because it
provide human right. It help of consists tanning and performance standers.
Whole thinking can be used by different business as well as groups which is given in the
file. It assist to increase different services and health products.
All this philosophies can be used by various agencies as per the given in the case study. This will
support them in maximising and do good as well as better care of children. This will also
increase effectiveness and outputs of whole activity complete by this agencies.
1.2 Partnership relationships and its effectiveness working in NHS
Partnership relationships which can define different users it help to provide best and
healthy services for the Elderly, children, young person in care with disability, learning
difficulties, issue related to mental health etc.
Partnership is very essential in Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation Trust because it was
undertake different activities and process related to patients health. The main benefits of group
people which are reduce conflict and increasing productivity as well as performances. In an
organisation, most of the person suffer various decease. Mental health problems is very common
decease which totally reflect patients mind. Examples: combination of mental health and medical
care will save patients lot of time duration and they can get different variety related to customers
services at individual places. It can be identified in the H&S is the ability of the user which are
provide services. The elderly parson are mostly suffer from firm issues and problems.
Complicate which can be soar as a issues as well as barrios in a business environment.
Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation Trust is a partnership firm which are doing some activities.
Employees have some power but they not sour how to control activity and manage execution of
business operation(Fotaki, 2011). NHS there are some patients like children and people they
face various decease. Misunderstanding and confusion which will create workers mind and their
perception regarding to health and social care services and treatment. Partnership is a key
elements related to practice. It is best concepts of sharing power an a effective joint way. It is
very important to promoting autonomy with individual person as well as enterprise. As per the
case study which define role and responsibilities according to human safety.
Open and effective communication is very essential to take best place in organisation and
increase different products related to patients treatment. It will also reduce risk and uncertainty at
work place.
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There are different number of agencies are determined in this case study. It is needed for all of
them to control complexity develop at workplace and keep the effectiveness. This will assist the
in do better service as well as care of children live in their location. According to this case study
there are several patients they face different decease so the company should try to offerer best
treatment, healthy food and other facility. The company want to tribute to the different patents
and those near them courageously and with great dignity provide evidence to patents at the
different inquires.
TASK 2
2.1 Partnership models in health and social care
There are several models of partnership working which can define and identified in the
H&S care sector management. It includes like formal, informal,multi-agency,joint funding and
networking etc.
Formal partnership: This are used and describe the group activity that are create more than two
people in health and care organisation. They have to right a signed statement between
partnership and more than two organisation that will be announced to the public sector(Gardiner,
Gott, and Ingleton, 2012). this contain importent and relevant which provide right information
about the partners name,roles, responsibilities and their authorities. These kind of partnership are
managed and control of an enterprise and will be shared their view in central. It also increase
productivity and performances of the management.
Informal partnership: Formal and informal partnerships both are different where the enterprise
not complete there written statement. They have not right to published informal agreement
which are used by public. Informal partnership is not register under any legislation.
Joint funding: This is a partnership model where they are available in this organisation. They
assist to get funds and financial resources(Glasby, 2017). It help to creating smoothness and
consistency in running company. Example: it is a primary health and care trust which subsists of
local domination.
Agency working: It is a another model of partnership which give basic services and facilities
according to patients safety. It assists to make best decisions related to Mid Staffordshire NHS
foundation Trust.
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Networking: This is a best model where various health and care enterprise are available and they
will make interconnection related to operation. In this model where services users play essential
role and to receive creative services from individual network of an enterprise. It is also called
collaborative group activity which share knowledge, people, funds and resources to gain mutual
goals and aim.
In this task there are different models and they have some strength and weakness. All
structure are design by entrepreneurs as well as business man and their manager(Hunter, and
Perkins, 2012). The formal partnership which can assist them to create good and butter outputs
which also increase human safety.
All model has its own weakness and strength. By identifying all this innovative person as well as
entrepreneurs can decided which structure they want to select to run whole its commercial
activities. The different model can used mentioned agencies includes in case study. But formal
relationship can support in attaining good and better results which maximize child safety.
2.2 Organisation practices and Legislation for partnerships working in NHS
The act 2012 , it is a case of health and social care which can be identify as individual
acts. This act that has controlled and shaped the partnerships which can working in Mid
Staffordshire NHS foundation Trust. It act was established different agencies they have taken
some role and responsibilities related to working process. Legislation is very essential to
maintain patients service quality. In this case study clinical commission group(CQC), it is a
economic regulation which can apply by Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation Trust industry. This
is a basically health and social care which are create some role and responsibilities regarding to
patients safety. CQC was promote partnerships in the H&S care industry and assist to maintain
service quality.
Care standards act of 2000, it is another act which stabilised working stranded in H&S
care industry. The health care commission for mental health and social care inspection both are
both are organisation which help to maintain services quality. CQC is a health care organisation
which was established by the legislation audits in terms to use infection rate, mistakes, services
quality and effectiveness.
Under this agencies includes above case study can follow whole rules and regulation as well as
standards to maintain a level of quality. About this they can protect the children in a better way
and maximize their safety level.
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2.3 Various policies and practices affect collaborative working
There are various kinds of difference in the Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation Trust. It is
a partnership enterprise such as a organisation types. This industry used policies and practices
which assist to firm to achieve large number of productivity and performances(Lowes, and
Hulatt, 2013). There are more than two organisation interchange to deliver best services and
better quality to their patients. Policies and practices both are different which was exist between
organisation such as Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation Trust model and structure. Those are
different because it can directly impact on enterprise process and their services. Different types
of partnership are as follows:
kind of organisation: It is a difficult problem in collaborative tasking between different
organisation as well as firm. They include private, public and third party agency. Every working
process are different and effective so they are mostly effected in collaborative working.
Information, accounting methods and funding schemes are different from other firms. Examples
there are various kinds of H&S care enterprise like government, specialist, third sector
organisation and givers etc.
skilled workforce: workers and their ability of partnership business are different related to each
other(Lymbery, 2010). Person skill and knowledge is very essential to develop best environment
and workforce related to patients needs and wants. In this way employees ability and their
qualification are not match related to each workers.
Policies and practices of entities: These are also very effective on the collaboration at
workplace. It is not needed to evaluate for every organisation. This is a best process by different
enterprise are used same activity of doing the task.
Mission and vision are different: Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation Trust is health and social
sector which are distribute their vision and mission. Both industry have their vision and mission
are also very different.
The different practices and policies is very essential to create structure of environment.
The system of hospitality sector as well as hospital administration, patients record and their basis
operations. Employees qualification, methods, skill and their knowledge level can be not
matched. Related to the case study which are used international voluntary enterprise, there will
be different problems like communication, language issue as well(Marmot, and et.al., 2012).
Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation Trust to dispirit the way of information related to decision
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making process and other factor like communication. This industry can lead poor communication
and organisation in H&S care.
TASK 3
3.1 Outcomes of partnership working for users services, organisations and professional
The partnership is very essential to create a range of strengths, weakness, benefits and
issues which can be define as well as identified groups task in the H&S care industry. Apart form
this outcomes can be negative and positive related to health care, services providers and users.
The main advantage of group task which will increased the efficiency and it can be
identify how we take quick services. They are able to receive more than two kinds of facilities as
well as services and their range from an enterprise. It will assist to services user for short
duration and they have to face medical involvement(Millar, and Hall, 2013). For example the
partnered of Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation Trust who are in need of both social and health
services under individual roof, it is important which will save their trouble and duration.
Outcomes is very essential which can be expected working from the partnership related
to standardisation process and their services. The policies and practices will make proper
training process and work supervision at the enterprise. Group activity of the employees will
receive work ability and best knowledge related to health and social care services. Workers are
able to perform their role and responsibilities related to work task in a stander and proper way. It
is very beneficial from different service user. Employees group activity is a link of
miscommunication from the different parties which are involved in partnership. Openness
which define complaints to be reduced fearlessly and freely. Transparency is needed to making
useful and accurate information about outcomes and performances available patients, public,
regulators and staff etc. Combination and ordination is needed from the among services user as
well as organisation. Large number of a workers who will working in this industry related to the
work load (Mockford, and et.al., 2011). Customers have some power to control different process
like communication and can be offered such as distribute properly ordinate.
The another issue in increased management and supervision costs which are mentioned above. It
help to increase the many factor which are interrelated with hospital services and treatment about
the decease.
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3.2 Potential barrios to partnership working in health and social care
There are different barrios of working in H&S care which are identify two or more
organisation which was interrelated with the health and social care. Mid Staffordshire NHS
foundation Trust is a best H&S care which is provide different services regarding to patients
needs and their wants. They face different deceases and they want best treatment related to
mental health and other lay off. Group activity is very needed for the every organisation because
it was reduce conflict and other barrios.
It decrease effectiveness which are related to the workplace activities. Issues and
problems that can be identified and seen a personal and professional boundaries related to the
working process. Barriers are important as well as significant for monitoring and launching task.
In this task different barrios one of the professional will include employees need to keep
relationships and contract related to the service users. They give some information related to
enterprise in term of service which should be provided. Different barrier which can be identified
in H&S care group task in a conflicting policies (Munn-Giddings, and Winter, 2013). Mid
Staffordshire NHS foundation Trust they have their own practices and policies which can be
define and identify various form of individual to another which exist misunderstanding and
confusing to the workers related to policies and practices they should be properly used.
In this industry where different employees are work together and they will be face
deceases , when they are making best decision regarding to professional at the workplace and
quality. Monitor activity as well as systems of an enterprise will be impractical and confounded.
Employees as well as organisation attitude and their values is another problems and barrios that
can be try group task to reduce and decrease issues. Another there are also different worker but
they would not like to task with another industry. They also not like to follow present their
standers and values. It is a case which can arise issues related to employees attitude and effect
on partnership tasking.
Partnership working is very essential to support committed nursing related to proper standards of
nursing care. This activity also support and protect patients when in hospitality sector.
3.3 Strategies to improve partnerships working outcomes in H&S care
Above the task which we can set up different standard related to communication system
which can be identified effective methods and techniques. It is needed to developing an
understanding and communication among the various workers in a health and social care
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industry. Communication is a best method which include synchronised patients as well as service
user. They also use registration system related to their individual life and recoded some problems
due to health and social care(Perkins, and et.al., 2010). An enterprise which are involved in this
industry and it will be able to get the some information related to buyers creation.
It was update details and use individual sources in future duration. It is a internal
communication method among the workers will be improved such as developed when a proper
system is launched. It is very important to reduce whole barriers in a effective way and strategies
which can be used by hospitality industry. There are various strategies which was use by firm are
as follows:
Procedures and standard methods: Both are one of an effective method which can apply as
well as used by Mid Staffordshire NHS foundation Trust(Petch, Cook, and Miller, 2013). It is a
best process that reduce conflict and conclusion in buyers mind. The services quality of health
and social care like treatment facility and environment.
Internal communication: Effective communication which develop and create misunderstanding
among the customers and their employees. Manager of NHS and they should know about their
role and duties related to the work process.
Setting targets and goals: These duties which can describe effective targets and goals is one of
the best outcomes, which provide effective strategies. It will assist to increase product quality
process.
Training and development process: This is is a best process which are provide methods
regarding to patients health and safety. This activity is very important which will increase
outputs related to employees performances as well as productivity.
It is very essential related for group task activity which involve in H&S care and they use
appropriate strategies to increase and improve environment related to workplace(Rigby, and
et.al., 2011). Then strategies should complete to gain goals and targets.
It is very important for partnership industry involves in H&S care to use proper strategies to
improve result of workplace activity. It is mainly a service based firm so all effort should be
fulfil to increase the service deliver to patients.
CONCLUSION
As per the above mentioned report which can concluded various types of philosophies for
tasking in H&S care industry. It was able to understand principals and theories due to partnership
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working. It will help to achieve positive impacts related to group task. Barriers and benefits that
could take best place related to NHS. Next part of the task , which are use different models of
partnership tasking. This report is based on case study and define legislation impact on
partnership working. At the last, there are various outcomes and barriers of group tasking and
how how systematic activity should be planned.
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