Partnership working in health and social care brings together separate organisations so that they can benefit from pooled expertise, resources, and power sharing. The goal of a partnership is to enhance the efficiency and quality of service provision.
For this task, you are required to write an essay about the features of partnership working. The essay should include:
Part A: A mind map of the partnerships involved in service delivery for a selected health/social care provider. This mind map may take the form of a diagram or written account.
Part B: A description of key elements of partnership working with:
External organisations
Other practitioners
Colleagues
The individual
Families
Part C: An evaluation of the importance of partnership working with:
External organisations
Other practitioners
Colleagues
The individual
Families
Part D: An explanation of how to overcome barriers to partnership working.
Part E: An explanation of how to deal with conflict that may occur in partnership working.
Delivery and Submission The submission is in the form of an essay written in Word format. The recommended word limit is 1000 words excluding diagrams, references, and appendices.
Referencing You are expected to use relevant academic and reliable sources, and clearly reference these in your work. References should be added to the text and placed at the end in a references list, using Harvard Referencing style.
Unit Title: Working in Partnership in Health and Social Care
Task 2 of 3
Unit Learning Outcomes LO 2 Understand how to establish and maintain working relationships with others.
LO 3 Understand how to evaluate partnership working.
Task Assessment Criteria to be covered 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2; 3.3, 3.4
Assignment Brief and Guidance It is essential that you work in partnership with other professionals, volunteers, and carers in order to provide the best possible care. This includes paid and unpaid workers as well as friends and family. Each person in the partnership has a role to play.
For this task, you are required to write an essay about working relationships in health and social care. The essay should:
Evaluate procedures for effective working relationships with others.
Analyse common objectives used when working with others within the boundaries of own role and responsibilities.
Explain the contribution learners can make to enhance partnership working.
Evaluate own strengths and weaknesses in relation to partnership working.
Describe ways to improve own practice in relation to partnership working.
Explain how to review the effectiveness of partnership working in achieving the agreed outcomes of working together.
Delivery and Submission The submission is in the form of an essay written in Word format. The recommended word limit is 1000 words excluding diagrams, references, and appendices.
Referencing You are expected to use relevant academic and reliable sources, and clearly reference these in your work. References should be added to the text and placed at the end in a references list, using Harvard Referencing style.