Analysis of Partnership Working in Health and Social Care: NHS Report

This report analyzes partnership working within the National Health Service (NHS) in the health and social care sector. It begins by exploring the philosophies underpinning partnership, such as empowerment, respect, independence, autonomy, and power-sharing. The report then examines partnership relationships, particularly focusing on Children and Young People's Mental Health Care Services (CAMHS) and the importance of collaboration between various professionals and teams. Different partnership models are reviewed, including formal and informal partnerships, joint funding, agency working, unified, coalition, and hybrid models. The report also assesses relevant legislation, such as the Mental Capacity Act 2005, Children's Act 1989, Care Act 2014, and Whistle-blowing Act, and their impact on health and social care practices. Furthermore, the report discusses the possible outcomes of partnership working for organizations, service users, and professionals, along with potential barriers and strategies to improve partnership outcomes. The report aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the complexities and benefits of partnership working in the healthcare landscape.

WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1.1 Philosophy of working in partnership in health and social care.......................................1
1.2 Partnership Relationships within social and health care services....................................2
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................3
2.1 Partnership Model in health and social care services.......................................................3
2.2 Review current legislation and organisational policies and practices in terms of health care
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2.3 Difference in working practices and policies ..................................................................6
TASK 3 ...........................................................................................................................................6
3.1 Possible Outcome of Partnership Working for organisation, service user and professionals
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3.2 Potential barriers in partnership .......................................................................................6
3.3 Strategies to improve results of partnership working ......................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................7
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................8

INTRODUCTION
In Health and social care organisation, partnership is all about work with two or more
individuals or firms collectively in order to gain maximal advantage of resources that are
available and transform it into benefits and society welfare (Sivers, 2018). There are various
partnership business concerns who works in health and social care industry. They administer
various services to users. In the present assignment, chosen firm is National Health Services
which is a publicly funded organisation that deals in health care sector. Its main objective is to
administer good facilities to the individuals who want to use it. The report covers philosophy of
partnership working and its relationship within health care services. It also includes review of
current organisational practices, policies and legislations for partnership working and its possible
outcomes for service users, professionals and organisations. Apart from this, potential barriers to
partnership working and design strategies to enhance its outcomes is included in this assignment.
TASK 1
1.1 Philosophy of working in partnership in health and social care
Their are in total 4 philosophies exist in world related with working in partnership in
health and social care which are discussed below:
Empowerment: This empowerment philosophy means to encourage and authorize the
staffs, caretaker, and also all those peoples who being taken care by the nursing staff and
members (Knox, 2015). This encourage and ensures that each and everyone who work in health
and social care work have freedom to make their own relevant choices which completely
depends on what works best suits for them.
Respect: Top authorities and leaders of an heath and social care organisation should
understand that ground level social workers needs respect from their seniors or higher authority.
This small change will encourage and acknowledge them about their responsibilities and
motivate them towards work or contribution for an health and social organisation. One more
important thing is that respect of patient is also most important for organisation. In the last
patient is the one who wants guidance or support from social workers and healthcare authorities
for their disease
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Independence: Independence is one of the most important aspect in perspective of daily
living. This implies empowering and supporting the person who is in care for maintenance of
changing soul and body.
Autonomy: It is believed by the organisations that in partnership, self governance is
crucial. It administers assistance to perform day to day tasks in effective manner. It allow liberty
to make right decisions at right time at workplace (Miller and Wilkes, 2015). The administrator
who grant autonomy will outline project goals and permit his workforce to select right choice in
finest ways for ensuing goal. For instance, National Health Services can do collaboration with
care home but, promotion and recruitment activities will be done by refereed organisation.
Freedom is necessary for proper implementation of regulations and policies made by the firm. It
assists in eliminating chaos at workplace and patients get better services.
Power sharing: It is the philosophy which defines that authorities should be provided
fairly among two partners. If the influence of decision making is more on one firm then, the
another one get frustrated and are unable to perform as per their potential.
1.2 Partnership Relationships within social and health care services
In the modern scenario, almost every service user requires all facilities to be served under
one roof only. Partnership is social and health care sector is gaining popularity because of
increasing metal health problem in children. This is probably because children are facing
anxiety, depression, behavioural problem conduct disorder and many more. Children are the
upcoming future of the society that's why it is important to seriously taken into consideration all
the factors that are making children ill. Because of all these problem, self-harm among children
is increasing which is considered as very significant concern (Allen, 2013). According to the
statistical report it has been figure out that rates of admission in the hospitals has increased,
children helpline also states that there is an increase in the young people contacting them and
discussing their issues related with suicidal thoughts and self-harm. In addition to that it has also
been figure out that there were 922 cases of children suicide reported last in 2016 which was by
1200 in the year 2017 in UK. This has cause government of UK think to develop effective
strategies related with that so that it can be controlled in an effective and efficient manner. Also
just over 54% of children in England died by suicide who had previously threaten or harmed
their selves because of existing mental health issues faced by kids or young people or by
bereavement (Hunter and Perkins, 2014). Therefore it is very essential for Children and Young
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People's Mental Health Care Services to collaborate with well across professionals and teams
like occupational therapist, teachers, consultant psychiatrists, psychologist and social worker etc.
Also apart from that they are require to build strong relationship with care-taking, staff, medical
and finance team as well. Below mentioned are some of the defined partnership that CAMHS is
establishing with various department are as follows:
Care-Taking Staff: This refers to the team that is in direct contact with patient or they are the one
who interact most with service user. Both the parties are sharing direct relationship with each
other (Haven-Tang and Sedgley, 2014). In simple words, Service users are mostly depend on
caretaker for their all activities starting from changing their clothes to providing them food and
medicine etc.
Medical Staff: They are the one who does check-up of the patient on regular or daily basis so to
examine whether they are recovering or not. Usually doctors, psychologist, psychiatrists comes
under this. Their relationship with services users is at will. This is because they visit patient only
on frequent basis.
Finance Team: Though this team plays crucial role in systematically managing all the
operation and activities of the firm. But their interaction with patient or service user is less.
Therefore, they both share relationship at will.
Top Management: The interaction of patient with patient or service user is limited or up-
to some extent which states that limited relationship exist between top management and service
user.
TASK 2
2.1 Partnership Model in health and social care services
Formal Partnership: Under this, company enters into new contract with other company
which is usually in written form and they further announce their alliance with other companies
among general public. Under this, roles and responsibilities is defined for each parties in an
effective manner. This is considered as one of the most used and oldest form of the partnership.
Managers select centralised approach of management which aid in taking them right decision.
Informal Partnership: Under this, CAMHS enters into contract with other party but
without signing any written contract or agreement. Unlike Formal they do not announce their
alliance with other companies in public.
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Joint Funding: Under this, two business enterprise invest funds in equal proportion in a
partnership (Logan and Ramsden, 2015). Both the companies will share equal rights and shares
and in-fact they both contribute equally in operating their day to day activities in an effective
manner.
Agency Working: This model is slightly different from the other above mentioned
model. Under this company hires someone from outside the organisation. They can hire agent
from different location as well and even they can hire more than one people also.
Unified Model: This model defines the structure of the healthcare organization as it deals
with management, recruitment and training of employees in the NHS. No separate structure is
made for these task under CAMHS. Their main aim is to design one single structure that renders
all these services in an effective and efficient manner.
Coalition Model: Under this, activities are inter-linked with each other but they work
distinguishably. Basically under this model, management, training and staffing department are
inter-connected with each other with the help of federation but the actually works or carry out
their activities individually.
Hybrid Model: As the name suggest it is the combination of two or more model. In case
of health and social care, it may be the combination of coalition and unified model.
Above mentioned all models posses some pros and cons depending upon its nature and
suitability, it's impact on firm operation and activities can be analysed in an effective and
efficient manner (Knowles, 2013). Therefore they are required to consider each and every aspect
before applying or selecting any particular type of model.
2.2 Review current legislation and organisational policies and practices in terms of health care
The legislation in Social and Health Care Sector deals with certain rules and regulation
that is mainly designed or framed by the government bodies to secure or protect the patient and
the workers who are currently working in the business enterprise that is mainly related to health
and social care sector. CAMHS has designed their organisational policy keeping in mind the
interest and welfare of service users. Their policies ensures that their patient get proper services
and their treatment is done by expert or highly experienced person (Munn-Giddings and Winter,
2013).
Mental Capacity act 2005: The main objective of this act is to entitle those person who
are unable to take decision for their own and also they are not able to make plan on their behalf
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so to raise the standard of their living. As per this act, everybody owns the right of taking
decision on their own and stay happy. This can also be applied in the case of patient as well who
are admitted in metal asylum or hospitals. Hospitals and their staff are bound under this act in
context of rendering effective services to patient (Smith, Swallow and Coyne, 2015). In addition
to that all professional agencies such as local authority, social services, family, friends are
require to provide their assistance so that service user can easily and quickly recover from their
illness. They all are bound to work effectively and properly which results in enhancing the
standard of children and young people life.
Children's Act 1989: The main purpose of this act is to render the security and safety and
accomplish all the needs and wants that a children has in context of making his future better so
that he becomes good resident or citizen of the nation. The authorities and other government
bodies that deals with betterment of young care and children future needs and wants, all owns the
strategy in context of attaining them in an effective and efficient manner. This act covers five
main aspects related with welfare of children and young people are defined below:
Be Happy
Stay Safe and Long
Accomplish economic well-being
Make positive contribution
And achieve and enjoy.
Care act 2014 – This act was a combination of various acts which were earlier present in social
care sector of UK. It states different responsibilities which healthcare professional have towards
society. It is their duty to save patients and other people are from abuse and negligence. It
provide some new rights to service users and enhance responsibilities of local authority towards
social care of public.
Whistle-blowing act – This legislation states the government and local authorities is responsible
for security of a person who has raised some issues or scam. Employees of NHS, student nurse
etc. are few people who are protected under this law. A person cannot lose his/her job or treated
unfairly just because they disclose some wrongdoing which is basically in interest of public.
Data protection act 1998 – Every person has right to control their personal information. This act
assure punishment to those healthcare organisation who share person information of service
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users without taking their permission. It include different provision which saves privacy of every
individual.
2.3 Difference in working practices and policies
It is not easy for an organisation to work collectively or jointly with other company. This
is probably because of its different working culture, policies, procedure etc. Some of them thinks
that companies who are working under same sector or industry posses higher chances of joint
venture or merger because of their same goal and objective. But still there are certain factors that
cause problem or may hamper their smooth functioning. The reason can be their different
organisational structure, policies that adversely affecting its day to day operation and functioning
(Bryson, 2016). Below mentioned are some of its factor and their implication:
Type of Enterprise: Different types of enterprise exist in the market such as public,
private or voluntary etc. The way owner conduct their business and its activities is depend upon
its size and structure. For instance: Amalgamation between private and public sector is quite
difficult because of its distinguish objectives, policies, methods etc. The main priority of private
enterprise is to earn high profits. On the other hand, the main aim of public enterprise is to render
such product and services that promotes individual's interest and welfare and also accomplish the
needs of society.
Skilled Workforce: The recruitment and selection process of both companies are
different. This means that the level of knowledge and potential their employees possess is
completely different from each other. This may also lead to increase the chances of conflict
among them which will indirectly affects its partnership. Different types of training is given to
nurses and caretaker which also become a factor causing obstruction in partnership.
Difference in Policies: When policies share by both organisation have different view
point or perspective and thus chances of conflict arises among them
TASK 3
3.1 Possible Outcome of Partnership Working for organisation, service user and professionals
Covered in PPT
3.2 Potential barriers in partnership
Covered in PPT
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3.3 Strategies to improve results of partnership working
Covered in PPT
CONCLUSION
From the above project report, it can be summarised that number of models of working in
partnership in health and social care there. For offer better services to it clients it is very
necessary that right model should by choose by health care firms. Various legislations related
with working in partnership are there and it is very important for manager to consider all laws
and legislations while formulate polices and procedures for enterprise. Various obstacles and
barriers also rise when firms do work in partnership so it is very essential that there should be
proper communication channels at workplace so issues can be handled. Management can
introduce a change in its current strategies for achieve better outcomes.
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