Multi Professional

Question 0

How would you effectively work in a multi-professional team? 2

Answer 0

Define role; professional values, clarity about role/ethics, understand other professional roles and how we can best work together.

Joint visit Indian woman hearing voices with psychiatrist. I advised about care option and gave information to carer about breaks. Psychiatrist advised about cultural factors in what appear to be psychiatric disorders.

Question 1

How would you effectively work in a multi-professional team? 1

Answer 1

Multi-professional meetings; share knowledge and experience. CMHT give info/advice related to social work specialism.

Question 2

How would you effectively work in a multi-professional team? 3

Answer 2

Communication - improve outcomes for user by sharing necessary information and recognise differences in perspectives constructively.

Convened multi-professional meetings; Denise Howells

Question 3

How would you effectively work in a multi-professional team? 4

Answer 3

Person-centred outcomes (reduce fragmentation)

• coherent and consistent approach
• Carers UK; researched that carers achieve better outcomes with multi-professional working
• Integrated Care and Support (2013); reduce fragmentation
• Robert Gallagher
• Joyce Cockett

Question 4

How would you effectively work in a multi-professional team? 5

Answer 4

Refer to colleagues expertise to assist user ‘Self-management’ - Salford Integrated Care Approach

• build skills
• What action could be taken to reduce emergency hosp admissions? (2014) NHS England; reablement/ICT exacerbation in condition & self-management of conditions such as heart disease.
• CASE; woman, COPD, fear, excessive use of pendant. Referred to community nurse who gave advice about managing the condition.

Question 5

How would you effectively work in a multi-professional team? 6

Answer 5

Supervision - team goals, professional role, CPD