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Contemporary issues in Health and social care (2000 word essay)
Based on practice knowledge, an essay using a comparative approach to discuss multi-disciplinary / partnership working in at least two different service areas. Relate health and social care theory to practice using their work-based learning/experience and to critically discuss the implications for delivery of services, of working in partnership with other professionals. The discussion should cover inter-disciplinary working and multi-agency collaboration and the context of changing government policy.
Choose two service areas out of:-
An Acute Hospital
A Community Team
A Mental Health Service
An Older Person’s Service
A Children’s Service Etc.
you may want to choose a mental health hospital and a mental health community team.
How to lay out the work
Devise a introduction
Point One Paragraph:- ‘Shows understanding of the concept of multi-disciplinary / partnership work’
Instruction of how to tackle this point:-
Define the concept of Multi-disciplinary work and Partnership work
Why is it important for professionals to work together in partnership
Use health and social care theory to compare different models of partnership working
When you choose two service areas. You will discuss and demonstrate an understanding covering the following points in the essay-
Point Two paragraph :- ‘Discusses how “partnership working” amongst professionals takes place in one setting / service area and how it has been shaped by policy, procedures, etc.’
Instruction of how to tackle this point:-
Choose one service area you have decided to use to discuss in the above in list. With this service area I want you to:-
– Firstly Discuss how partnership working among professionals takes place.
– what health and social care theory relates to this type of partnership working
-How do professionals work together to achieve service outcomes
-How has partnership working shaped policy and procedures
Important:-Make a critical standpoint argument. How you will do this:
using work based-learning or experience critically discuss the issues+implications for the delivery of services and practice ,of working in partnership with other professionals. ( Pick three or two points)
Critically examine the relationship of law, policy and research within health and social care in this service area.
Paragraph three:-
‘Then I want you to show a comparison to the second service area you have chosen’ I want you to :-Explain and show a distinction of how partnership working is different in this service are How you will do this:-
How does partnership working amongst professionals take place among professionals and others ( Here you should cover inter-disciplinary working and multi-agency collaboration)
How is it different in this service area compared to the first one
what health and social care model applies to this partnership working in this service area/ setting
Discuss how partnership working takes place in this setting/ how do professionals work together in this setting/ how has it been shaped by policy.
using work based-learning or experience critically discuss the issues+implications for the delivery of services and practice ,of working in partnership with other professionals. ( Pick three or two points)
Critically examine the relationship of law, policy ( context of government policy and research.
Conclusions:- Summarise the two, explain the importance of partnership working, highlight issues that may arise when professionals are working together in partnership working pick out the main points and then conclude.