PARTNERSHIP IN HEALTH CARE

Working in Partnership in Health and Social Care

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Working in Partnership in Health and Social Care

Introduction

At present, advancement in the field of health and social care has given rise to the adoption of new interventions and techniques that would improve the quality of health care services provided to patients. This has become increasingly necessary to meet the demands and needs of patients to improve patient centred care throughout the country. This is the reason why the concept of partnership is given immense importance in health care services.

Implementation of various techniques and interventions in clinical practices has a high influence on the quality of care provided by experts to the patient. Also, such methods help in developing a strong rapport between patient and the professional health care provider. It has become essential to encourage the idea of partnership in working in organisations. This will improve and enhance the efficiency of clinical practices that would have a strong influence on the health of the patients being treated.

Discussion

The concept of partnership in working is not new. The growing difficulties in clinical practices have made it an important kind of intervention that could have a proactive result on the patient's health. The government of UK has been devising policies and strategies to develop partnership working in health and social care sectors. The inadequate understanding of the concept has restricted the implementation completely in health care. The support of government in encouraging partnership working in health care could help achieve the desired goals and patients' satisfaction. The concept of partnership would provide accuracy and intelligibility both within and amongst many health care organisations.

Understanding Partnership in Working

Collaborative and partnership working in the field of health has a high impact on the type of care given to patients. It improves the overall efficiency of health and social care system. Both the concept of partnership and collaboration are interrelated to each other (Lymbery, 2006, p.1119). The purpose of successful partnership in health organisations depends upon strong cooperation and collaboration of professionals working together in their respective fields. To achieve the positive results of partnership in health care, it is necessary to comprehend the concept fully so that the outcomes could be achieved in best possible ways else it could have adverse effects on the organisation and health of the patients (Lymbery, 2006, p.1119).

Conceptual Background of Working in Partnership

With the growing demands in the field of health and social care, the concept of partnership has become evidently necessary to achieve quality health outcomes of patients. The concept has become prominent and productive when the policies related to quality health care are implemented to encourage partnership in health care organisations. The concept encourages patient centred care and fosters empowerment in patients (Gale, 2009, p.14).

Partnership in health care encourages three primary components; rapport between the patient and health care provider, decision sharing concept and conciliation. The overall process utilizes pacification and sharing decision sharing (Hook, 2006, p.134).

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