Working in Partnership
St. Patrick’s College London
HND Health and Social Care Management
Working in Partnership in
Health and Social Care
Lecturer: Dr. Umesh Prasad
CONTENTS PAGE
INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………….….p. 3
LO1 Understand partnership philosophies and relationships in health and social care services
1.1…………………………………………………………………………..………pp. 3-4
1.2…………………………………………………………………………………..pp. 4-5
LO2 Understand how to promote positive partnership working with users of services, professionals and organisations in health and social care services
2.1……………………………………………………………………………….….pp. 6-7
2.2…………………………………………………………………………………..pp. 7-8
2.3…………………………………………………………………………………..p. 8
LO3 Be able to evaluate the outcomes of partnership working for users of services, professionals and organisations in health and social care services
3.1…………………………………………………………………………………..pp. 9-10
3.2……………………………………………………………………………..……p. 10
3.3…………………………………………………………………………………..p. 11
REFERENCE LIST………………………………………………………………pp. 12-14
INTRODUCTION
Working in partnership in health and social care sector is seen as an effective and embracing strategy for the successful delivery of services for the service providers as well as the service users. According to Glendinning et al. (2002, p. 3), and Sullivan and Skelcher (2002), partnership working would involve at least two agencies with common interests of interdependencies and require a degree of trust, equality, a shared responsibility and an intention to deliver benefits or added values which could not have been achieved by a sole agency acting alone. Therefore, in this essay various concepts for building effective partnership relationships to achieve positive outcomes will be discussed in detail.
LO1
There are 6 different philosophies generally acknowledged and aspired to be fulfilled in health and social care partnership working which are as explained below.
At first, Autonomy is conceptualised as ‘self-determination in health care
HND Health and Social Care Management
Working in Partnership in
Health and Social Care
Lecturer: Dr. Umesh Prasad
CONTENTS PAGE
INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………….….p. 3
LO1 Understand partnership philosophies and relationships in health and social care services
1.1…………………………………………………………………………..………pp. 3-4
1.2…………………………………………………………………………………..pp. 4-5
LO2 Understand how to promote positive partnership working with users of services, professionals and organisations in health and social care services
2.1……………………………………………………………………………….….pp. 6-7
2.2…………………………………………………………………………………..pp. 7-8
2.3…………………………………………………………………………………..p. 8
LO3 Be able to evaluate the outcomes of partnership working for users of services, professionals and organisations in health and social care services
3.1…………………………………………………………………………………..pp. 9-10
3.2……………………………………………………………………………..……p. 10
3.3…………………………………………………………………………………..p. 11
REFERENCE LIST………………………………………………………………pp. 12-14
INTRODUCTION
Working in partnership in health and social care sector is seen as an effective and embracing strategy for the successful delivery of services for the service providers as well as the service users. According to Glendinning et al. (2002, p. 3), and Sullivan and Skelcher (2002), partnership working would involve at least two agencies with common interests of interdependencies and require a degree of trust, equality, a shared responsibility and an intention to deliver benefits or added values which could not have been achieved by a sole agency acting alone. Therefore, in this essay various concepts for building effective partnership relationships to achieve positive outcomes will be discussed in detail.
LO1
There are 6 different philosophies generally acknowledged and aspired to be fulfilled in health and social care partnership working which are as explained below.
At first, Autonomy is conceptualised as ‘self-determination in health care
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