Working in Partnership with other Professionals in Health and Social
Care Practice

Based on practice knowledge, an essay using a comparative approach to
discuss multi-disciplinary / partnership working in at least two different
service areas such as:

An Acute Hospital
A Community Team
A Mental Health Service
An Older Person’s Service
A Children’s Service
Etc.
The essay will require the student to relate Health and Social Care theory to practice,
using their work-based learning/experience and to critically discuss the implications
for the delivery of services, of working in partnership with other professionals.
Discussion should cover inter-disciplinary working and multi-agency collaboration,
and the context of changing government policy’
Specification:
A 2,000 word essay, covering the following areas:
1. Shows understanding of the concept of multi-disciplinary / partnership work
Z. Discusses how “partnership working” amongst professionals takes place in
one setting / service area and how it has been shaped by policy etc’
3. Discusses how “partnership working” amongst professionals and others takes
place in at least on. -or” setting / service and how it has been shaped by
policy etc.
4. Uses health and social care theory to compare different models of partnership
Working.