Working in Partnership: Philosophies, Models, and Outcomes Report

This comprehensive report delves into the multifaceted world of partnerships within the health and social care sectors. It begins by exploring the foundational philosophies and concepts underpinning effective collaboration, including empowerment, humanity, equity, trust, and respect. The report then examines various models of partnership, such as project, problem-oriented, ideological, and ethical partnerships, alongside relevant legislation and organizational policies. A significant portion of the report is dedicated to evaluating the potential outcomes of partnership working for service users, professionals, and the organizations involved, while also identifying the barriers that can impede successful collaboration. Finally, the report proposes and analyzes strategies to enhance outcomes, including improved resource utilization, staff training, clear communication protocols, and robust evaluation techniques. The report emphasizes the importance of a well-defined framework to ensure clarity of roles and responsibilities, ultimately leading to higher-quality care services for users.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Summary .....................................................................................................................................................2
Introduction.................................................................................................................................................2
Section A .....................................................................................................................................................3
1.1 Philosophies and Concepts................................................................................................................3
1.2 Partnership relationships within health and social care.....................................................................5
Section B......................................................................................................................................................6
2.1 Models of Partnerships......................................................................................................................6
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2.2 Legislation and organizational practices and policies.........................................................................7
2.3 Differences in the Working Practices and Policies..............................................................................8
Section C......................................................................................................................................................8
3.1 Evaluate the Possible Outcomes of Partnership Working for Users of Services, Professionals, and
Organizations...........................................................................................................................................9
3.2 Barriers to Partnership Working in Health and Social Care................................................................9
3.3 Strategies to improve outcomes for partnerships working in health and social care services.........10
CONCLUSION.............................................................................................................................................11
References ................................................................................................................................................11
Summary
This report will look at the various philosophies of working in partnerships in the health and
social care services and the issues encountered by the parties working in partnerships. It will also
be possible to provide to provide information on the partnership relationships in the health and
social cares sector. It is crucial to analyze various models of the working partnerships in the
health and social care and some strategies that can be adopted by the agencies. This would be in
a bid to improvement the working relationships in the two collaborating sectors, therefore,
improving the quality of care and services provided. The present report includes effectiveness of
partnership relationships in the health and social care. Further it includes possible outcomes of
partnership working for the users of services, professionals as well as business. The study would
include key findings; own experience as well as recommendations etc.
Introduction

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The collaboration between the health and social care sector has helped the provision of health
care services. These relationships are formed by organizations, corporations and community
service providers with a relationship of shared information. These relationships have helped in
the enhancement of social care, and major issues can be collectively addressed. Issues such as
the case of adult A have been in instrumental in driving reforms in the sector. There has been the
development of the actions taken in the case in an emergency. The Care Quality Commission was
instituted to address and monitor emergency situations in which there auditing, reviewing and
evaluation of services is provided. The services provided by CQC helps in the evaluation of
performance and examining if the set objectives are being realized. It helps in the identification
of problems; they are rectified and evaluate gaps form improvement of services. There are
various philosophies that help in the development of service care and also aid the promotion of
empowerment. This shared philosophies in these relationships help in the promotion of power of
sharing, choice, respect independence and the ability to make informed decisions. As Jeremy
Hunt once foresaw the improvement of the health system by integrating the work plan which is
there between the NHS and the local council which would support the provision of the health
system which will only need remodeling rather than re-invention. This may provide a useful way
of providing health services.
This report will use the gap in the health care provision in the investigation and analysis of the
various health care organizations and at the same time encouraging them to enhance the quality
of the delivered services. This can be done by striving to provide daily quality services and
forming partnerships with other players in the sectors to reach the set goals. The investigation
help uncovers various shortcomings in the system such as the lack of collaboration between NHS
and the health council authorities. It will also be possible to look at the relationship between
professionals in the various social care, medical services, and agencies in collaboration. By doing
this, we might uncover a strategic and more effective way of dealing with issues experienced in
expending services. Proper relations in terms Communication, coordination of activities and
cooperation between the stakeholders is essential to the success of the partnerships and the
achievement of the target goals.
Section A
1.1 Philosophies and Concepts
The concepts of partnerships and collaboration have been deemed as the new labor social policy
on the provision of health and social care. A partnership can be defined as the equal commitment
or shared commitment. It his venture, the partners, have rights and obligation of the collaboration
and will be equally impacted by the benefits and downfalls resulting from the partnerships. For a
proper partnership relationship to flourish there need be trust and confidence in accountability,
respect for professional input, joint working, and teamwork. The boundaries of the professions
are not definite, and members of the partnerships can share interests, appropriate and necessary
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governance structure, shared goals, and transparent communication. The partners also concur on
having common objectives and empathy for one another. Previous relationships have included
individual, local and national initiatives and their commitment to the sharing of common vision
and willingness in the creation of partnerships which would promote the vision, value
cooperation, and respect. There are various benefits realized by the partnerships such as social
exclusion, service provisions from various agencies less probability of providing services that are
counterproductive. The partnerships do not come without some shortcomings such as complex
relationships, excessive influence of vocal groups, representativeness of the wider public and
threat of confidentiality. Also, there exist boundary conflicts, threats to professional identity and
the inter-professional differences of perspective.
Philosophies
There are various philosophies that support effective partnerships and include empowerment,
independence, humanity, equity, trust, and respect. Empowerment concerning health and social
care can be described to be a way in which individuals gain greater control over the decision and
actions that will impact health. This philosophy is essential since it offers a critical foundation
for the development of honest relationships between clients and professionals. These are
accepted principles in the practice of social work and have been agreed as the key to quality
relationships between users of services and the providers. It has been evidenced that partnership
is ineffective without empowerment.
Humanity is also a vital facet contributing to the quality of partnerships. Equity in health
provides that the need of individuals of is used in the distribution of opportunities. Equity in the
concept of partnership provides that all the clients should be eligible for treatment and given
accessibility to the various social services. For example, the World Health Organization has a
global strategy which is aimed at the realization of greater equity in health between and within
populations and nations. This translates to the possibility of the world population to have equal
opportunities in the development of and maintenance of health while exploiting fair and just
access to resources for health.
Another philosophy is the commitment which means that partnerships can be maintained through
openness in the conduction of the operations such as open book accounting for the success of the
unions. Trust is a vital pillar since, in the case of distrusts issues; the next step is the failure. Due
to eventual increment in confidence, it is possible to have transparency in the operations hence
leading to trust. Trust in heath and care sector fosters as a good relationship between the clients
and the care professionals.
Due to the collaborative efforts to realize common goals, there needs respect. Mutual respects
between partners' means that they can recognize others skills and competencies and realize that
they are better and stronger together. The doctor-patient partnerships require respect as a key
constituent for success. The caring professional should be well versed in diagnostic techniques,

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the cause of disease, prognosis, options of treatment and other preventive strategies. It is also
important to acknowledge that only the patient have knowledge of their illness, social
circumstances, attitudes to risks and habits and behavior. For the successful management of the
illness, knowledge by both partners has required therefore the need to share information and
make joint decisions.
Deontology ethics is regarded as normative ethical position that makes judgment of morality of
an action on the basis of the action's adherence to a rule. It is sometimes referred to as the duty or
obligation or rule based ethics as the rules are binding to the duty. On the other hand
Utilitarianism is the idea that moral worth relating to action is sole;y assessed by its overall
utility in maximization of the happiness as summed between all the individuals. The principles
includes the following:
Autonomy: This reflects that patients possess the right to make decision with respect to their
treatment. It is being viewed that such kind of condition is regarded as fruitful for the children.
This is because through complying with such kind of philosophy they are able to make decision
in relation to selective group of nursing staff to whom cure has to be given.
Empowerment: It is regarded as the means with which patients are able to get engaged in the
procedure related with decision making that is conducted by health care setting.
Independence: The philosophy presents that patients possess the right regarding selecting health
care firms. Basically patients can conduct several kind of investigation and they are able to take
decision regarding assortment of a specific business.
Respect: It is being gained that most vulnerable adult patients are being neglected as well as
abused. For the purpose of getting rid of such patients from this situation the philosophy relating
with respect is considered beneficial.
1.2 Partnership relationships within health and social care
Negotiation should be the term to describe the rule of partnership relationship parties. This
means that the parties can now operate effectively. It is essential for the parties to disregard their
personalities, post, medical titles and work positions for better evaluation of the relationship in
the health and social care. It is my opinion that there has been a poor relationship between the
sector players. The following should help the parties in health and social services have a better
working relationship:
 The disregard roles and titles and apply more expertise, knowledge, and responsibility.
 Issues and conflicts that arise might be solved using a non-hierarchical model of
relationship.
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 Work practice and expertise should be shared.
 The parties should be able to work together without negligence and envy.
 The potentials for better networking should be utilized.
 There should be a joint venture and team working.
Various principles are being learnt that offers opportunity in treating Adult A in an effective
manner. I have learnt that patient needs to make the decisions on their own with respect to
treatment as per the principle of autonomy. In Case of Adult A such circumstances can be
removed by the means pf offering proper treatment and care. Further focus needs to be given on
consulting with the specialist so that accurate treatment can be given. There is presence of
partnership at varied level such as service user, professional as well as organization. It is
important for the service providers to work in partnership with service users so that they are able
to gain knowledge regarding the disease in an effective manner. Along with this while working
with professional practitioners are able to attain knowledge regarding the manner in which the
patient has to be treated. Further this has been assessed that with the assistance of partnership
with firm the practitioner is offered with new equipments that can assist in carrying out the
treatment process in an effective manner.
Section B
2.1 Models of Partnerships
A unified re-constitutional rule should be adopted for the system of partnership to function. The
partnership should be well formulated with an order to avoid single identity which might result
to homogeneity leading to unnecessary conflicts between the various working parties. There are
usually four main types of modeled partnership which can work between health and social care
systems. They include:
 Project partnership: It is a type of partnership which is time limited and is formulated for
the benefits of the health and social care centers.
 Problem-orientation partnerships: It is a partnership which is designed finds a solution to
problems facing both health systems.
 Ideological partnership: This model considers the perspective of health and social care
parties in the decision-making process.
 Ethical partnerships: it is usually formulated in a bid to improve and enhance better ways
of living for the health and social care parties.

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Models are offering the way with which the effective working can exist in the business. There is
presence of several models related with partnership working that can be determined within health
and social care sector. These are enumerated in the manner as under: Unified model: It is regarded as the model that explains regarding the working of any
cooperation in case its management and leader are working with effectiveness. This is
reason because of which service of the firm are affected in adverse manner. For the
purpose of complying with such condition management needs to work in unified way. It
has advantage that it enables them in offering valuable care service to its patients. In case
of conflict there can be influence on the coordination among the people. Coordinated model: It is being assessed that services that are provided to patients are
affected. For the sake of removing such condition Adult needs to follow coordinated
mode. This is due to the reason that it would enhance the efficiency of hospital and
increase motivation of staff to a greater extent. Such is considered as its major benefit.
However in case of lack of information the coordination can be affected. Coalition model: In accordance with such model various corporation forms a single group
in order to conduct particular target. It is being developed in case of emergency situation
in which working is not possible by particular individual efforts. Through comply with
this model the problem of patient can be solved in an effective manner. This is due to the
reason that here decision making with respect to selection of treatment is not done by
specific individual, but such is being done in coordinated manner. This is its major
advantage. However it has drawback in terms of lack of resources in treating the patient.
 Hybrid model: This is regarded as the combination of models that includes unified,
coordinated as well as coalition. Selection of such approach depends on kind of situation
which occurs in the firm. Thus here working in coordination and other are considered
major advantages. However it faces demerit associated with lack of data regarding
patients health.
2.2 Legislation and organizational practices and policies
There are various current legislations concerning health and social care partners and includes
active involvement of users in the provision of services. There is also the requirement to have the
patient consent of the patient before a life-threatening medical treatment is such as surgeries and
operations are performed. According to the Health, Social Care and Well-being Regulation of
2030, the local authorities are mandated to design and implement the appropriate strategies and
policies. This mandate is aimed at the improvement of the health and social care services quality.
While trying to review the legislation and organizational practices and policies in place for the
health and social care partnerships, it would be prudent to point out the outline the partnership
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and collaboration statement by Gallant. He claimed that the internal declaration of human rights
in1948 is aimed at enabling people to have control of their health issues without being dependent
on others. Frankel on the other pointed out that there is a requirement of adequate medical
education which will consequently lead to quality medical services to patients.
Some of the current practices and policies include the creation of learning environment, pushing
for the implementation of specific policies by the government and ensure that regulations are
complied with. It has been evidence that most care providers have become a member of
professional bodies to be abreast with the emerging issues and trends. There is also the
emergence of volunteers working for free in the improvement of the lives of other people.
Policy offer guidelines that assist in effective functioning of partnership relationship.
There is presence of various legislations as well as organization practice for the partnership
working that are being assessed for enhancing the services. These are enumerated as below:
Mental capacity act 2005: Such act offers statutory framework for empowering as well as
protecting vulnerable individual who are unable to make decision on their own. For the purpose
of making judgment an authorized individual is required to be appointed by regulatory authority
that are making decision on behalf of adults.
Legislation of Equality Act 2010: It aims at offering equality services with respect to health and
social care. Thus the citizens of the nation whether children, adult and old age can attain quality
treatment as well as services from the hospital. The major aim of such act is towards protecting
the children from the issues without following any kind of discrimination.
2.3 Differences in the Working Practices and Policies
In the past, health and social care have to experience common issues especially due to working
separately. The formulation of service level agreement concept has helped in partnerships
between the two systems. For effective delivery of care services, trust, respect, communal work,
teamwork and elimination of boundaries are essential. It has been a challenge in trying to achieve
cohesiveness.
I tend to have the opinion that the varying practices and policies in the working place tend to lead
to inter-organizational conflicts in the partnerships. It has become a hindrance to the efficacy and
effectiveness of the ease of delivering health and social care services to those in need. Also, the
recruitment policies usually vary between the organizations and this may lead to the employment
of staff that is not appropriate.
Each partner has their different techniques for monitoring and evaluating the operation and this
might lead to decreased performance. Suspicion can be increased due confidentiality and reduced
access to information withheld by the partners.

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Different techniques and practices affect how organisations professionals and services users can
be assisted or supported. You have mentioned any of these things you need to look a the practices
involved and how they can be arranged in a way that shares information and give other people an
understanding of the roles involved to make a difference.
It can be also expressed that the differences in working practices and policies can have
direct and great impact on overall working of professionals. Here, if the coordination is not
proper then, professionals working together cannot deliver high quality of care and services to
the users. Along with this, lack of communication will results in delaying the process of decision
making. Differences in priorities can results in creating situations such as issues and conflicts at
workplace which will hamper the overall service quality delivered in negative sense. All the
differences can even results in wrong service delivery which is dissatisfactory for everyone.
Section C
3.1 Evaluate the Possible Outcomes of Partnership Working for Users of Services,
Professionals, and Organizations.
There are various outcomes which arise for partnership formation between the health and social
care professional and users. The quality of care is enhanced due to the high level of coordination
hence the satisfaction of the users. The partnering also increases the opportunities for training
and employment for health professionals. The agencies involved in the partnership can now offer
a broad range of services and therefore the increased possibility of satisfying the clients' medical
care needs.
Partnerships aids in the development of better understanding in the healthcare industry and the
social care sector. It means that there is learning of new skills and expertise on serving patients
better. It can be stated that there are wide range of possible outcomes linked with working in
partnership. In context of service users, such partnership can support in getting more accurate,
effective and satisfactory care. For professional working in partnership will supports in getting
more innovative and fast solutions for the health related problems. Along with this, it will also
support in developing coordination among different working professionals. In context of
organization, it can be asserted that working in partnership will contribute to overall growth and
success of the business.
3.2 Barriers to Partnership Working in Health and Social Care
It is mostly perceived that after the formation of partnerships, the organization provides better
services due to the increased ability of the professional. This is not usually the case due to the
various issues arising from the partnerships and this affect how efficiently the partners work.
Most agencies involved in partnerships usually face inadequacy of understanding between the
stakeholders. The lack of understanding leads to misconceptions and biases against the other
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partner. For instance, there is evidence of misunderstanding between public correctional centers
and private rehabilitation centers. The issues arise over the rehabilitation of former inmates.
Partnerships are often faced with conflicts which might be due to lack of clear organizational
boundaries or lack of clear operation mandate leading to a lack of appropriate assign of duties
and responsibilities to the staff. For instance, issues might arise in the case of a partnership
between a private and public entity. It may be due to lack of definition of clear boundaries on
various responsibilities or one partner pursuing personal interests instead of mutual interest.
Partnerships effectiveness has also been hindered by the lack of commitment from the partnering
organization towards the achievement of the set goals and objectives. This fact has led to reduced
performance of the agencies in partnership. For example, the effectiveness of a home care may
be reduced due to reduced admission of elderly due to increased cost of living or the increasing
rate of the population of the elderly.
The goal of any health and social care partnership is to improve the quality of care. Sometimes
this objective is hindered by the lack of the partners to share information, ideas, knowledge, and
skills. There can also be issues in sharing of vital resources which are essential for the realization
of the set goals and objectives. This usually leads to lack of coordination and cooperation
between the partners.
Also after the formation of a partnership, there are issues of organizations failing to commit their
time and resources to the arrangement. This means there will be an inappropriate allocation of
time leading to late in schedule operations. The lack of adequate training is another key issues
and development opportunities for the workforce.
Other challenges which have been reported include political influence, lack of adequate finances
or funding of projects or management and coordination activities. There are organizations that
form partnerships have a non-flexible organizational culture and bureaucracy which leads to an
ineffective flow of operations.
3.3 Strategies to improve outcomes for partnerships working in health and social care
services
To overcome the above-mentioned barriers to effectiveness and high-quality service, it is
essential for the partners to formulate the right strategies. Various strategies might be adopted
and include adequate recognition and maximum utilization of strengths and resources. The
available resources can be well utilized through the appropriate management channels,
operations and coordination of the operations. Cost effective methods of operations should also
be considered.
The recruitment process should be improved to develop a variety of high qualified staff with the
ability to help achieve the partnership's target goals and ensuring high-quality services to the

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clients. The strategies formulated should ensure that there is the enhancement of mutual
understanding between the partners. For improving the quality of staff, the partnering
organizations should join their resources and trains their staff collectively. It is important to offer
appropriate training and developments of staff since it would improve the abilities of the
partner's to achieve their set objectives. To avoid the witnessed confused clear strategies,
procedures, protocols and systems sharing systems should be put into place.
For ensuring improvement and maintenance of high-quality standards, there should appropriate
evaluation techniques in place. For instance, the indicators of achievement should be clearly
defined. It would be important to lay down the monitoring and evaluation of strategies for both
the partnerships.
There is the effective delivery of healthcare services when the partnership works between
organizations. There was a research carried out to ascertain the effectiveness of partnerships
between health and social care providers. It is recommendable for partners in this two sectors to
adopt appropriate strategies and policies which would ensure the provision of high-quality
services to the users. Proper infrastructure should be created in the formation of partnerships to
ensure the provision of quality care services. Information should be shared freely, and there
should be proper coordination to achieve the goals and objectives of the partnerships.
CONCLUSION
I would conclude by pointing out that partnership working is a complex arrangement between
various organizations and have the objective of enhancing the operations and performance of the
partnered parties. The forming of working partnerships is a complex and constitutes various
activities such as planning, employee training, and development, monitoring and evaluation of
care provision and the formation of clear and well-defined relationships. Partnerships are
complex and bring with it challenges to the organizations and need to address such shortcomings.
Various strategies should be adopted to deal with the challenges. It is important to note that
despite the challenges, a working partnership helps in the delivery of high-quality care services
to the users. It is crucial to lay down a proper framework to ensure there is no confusion of duties
and responsibilities.
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