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Level 3 Foundation Diploma in Health and Social Care

Improving partnership working

HSC301 · Responsibilities of a Health and Social Care worker — Week 11 of 16

CourseHSC301
Week11 of 16
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This week’s topics

Improving partnership working

  1. Effective inter-professional communication
  2. Information sharing protocols
  3. Resolving professional disagreements
  4. Joint training initiatives
  5. NHS and local government partnership working
  6. 001 LO7 Understanding the importance of effective communication in health and social care Video

What you will be able to do

  • 3.3 Describe ways of working that can help improve partnership working.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: describe ways of working that can help improve partnership working.

Study materials

Videos

  • NHS and local government partnership working · YouTube · NHS England · 61 min · for registered students
  • 001 LO7 Understanding the importance of effective communication in health and social care Video · YouTube · Connective Care Education · 11 min · for registered students
  • What happens when health and social care don't join up? Betty and Bert's story · YouTube · The King's Fund · 3 min · for registered students
  • Social care, the NHS and other services · YouTube · The King's Fund · 1 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Health and social care integration: joining up care for people, places and populations (2022) · Reading · GOV.UK, report · for registered students
  • The Caldicott Principles (National Data Guardian, 2020) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • Working together to safeguard children 2023 (DfE) · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Roles and responsibilities in care
  • Week 2: Working relationships versus personal relationships
  • Week 3: Regulators and advisory bodies
  • Week 4: Agreed ways of working
  • Week 5: Accessing organisational policies and procedures
  • Week 6: Quality assurance processes
  • Week 7: Promoting positive experiences through quality feedback
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Principles and benefits of partnership working
  • Week 10: Best practice in multi-agency collaboration
  • Week 11: Improving partnership working
  • Week 12: Applying Responsibilities of a Health and Social Care worke…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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