Work in partnership in health and social care Essay

1.1. Identify the features of effective partnership working

Any information that is shared with other partnerships is for the benefit of the child and their family, by partnerships working together and gathering all the information together it builds a bigger picture of the child’s lifestyle. Each partnership may see different things in their visits to the family or when the child goes to settings and clinics. So by all working together they can implement and plan for all needs not just one that maybe seen by one professional.

For effective partnership to work they will need to have good communication written and oral, build positive relationships in terms of respect, good rapport and understanding, share information, maintain good regular contact, work together for the needs of the children and have good working practice.

1.2. Explain the importance of partnership working with colleagues:

• Colleagues: it benefit’s the children if colleagues have a good working partnership, it creates positive environments where children settle better.