Multi Agency Working Flashcards
What is Multi Agency Working?
Multi Agency Working is when a number of different health and social care workers work together to meet the needs of a service user
What is the purpose of multi agency working?
The purpose of multi agency working is to provide benefits to children, young people and adults
What is important in multi agency workings and why is it important?
Effective communication is important in multi agency working as it prevents any misunderstandings or disagreement between professionals
Does the service user have to be present at meetings?
The service user has to be present at meetings to contribute to care plans
What are two examples when multi Agency working failed?
- Baby P
- Victoria Climbie
What are the advantages to have multi agency working?
- Saves peoples lives
- Draw on the experience of other professionals
- Shares the work load
- Shares budgets
- All have set of goals
- Different people look at it from different perspectives
- Avoids duplication
- MDTs make the service provider feel less stressed
What are the disadvantages to multi agency working?
- Failure to communicate
- Different professionals may be overwhelming to some service users
- Lack of coordination
- Delayed discharges from hospitals
- Cuts in funding prevents effective communication
- Overworked professionals leads to mistakes
- Lead to delayed out comes
