Work in Partnership in Health and Social Care or Children and Young People’s Settings.

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Work in partnership in Health and Social Care or Children and young people’s settings. Understand Partnership working. When I originally came to the current home where I work, a service had been set up with the local GP to offer a surgery at the home itself, one of the reasons for this was because the GP surgery who had most of the customers beforehand, struck the home off. There was significant poor communication and a lack of understanding between the then Manager and the practise Manager. The result of this was the home Management needing to liaise with the Primary care trust to help support the home in locating another GP. I believe that one of the key features for partnership working is communication and an understanding of services offered. I believe is it’s important to be transparent and honest. It was imperative for the home to resolve the issues with the Primary care trust as potentially the 51 customers within the home could have been without a GP. Working in partnership with colleagues is vital to aid the effectiveness of working. It’s important that staff understand expectations and boundaries but also have the ability to seek support. Working in partnership with colleagues and helping them to understand expectations will inevitably aid them in delivering a better service the customers that they are caring for. By working closely with the Homes Current GP it has enabled the staff to gain a better understanding of their own role. It has also aided them with further knowledge which not only also allows for the better delivery of care but also has helped to better develop a strained relationship with other professionals. Staffs now have clearer expectations of them with the end result being fewer customers added to the G list for non-vital things. Working in partnership with the GP has been vital in benefitting the customers. For me, I believe

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