Working In Partnerships Flashcards
Why are MDT workings important ?
-improves the lives of vulnerable adults and children
-means service users don’t have to give the same information to different health and social care workers
-improves information sharing between professionals
-improves the efficiency of the care system as a whole (joined up working )
-coordinates the way in which care is provided
-helps the service users feel that they are being treated as a whole person (holistic care ) rather than as a series of unrelated medical issues
What are the difficulties of MDT workings ?
-failure to communicate information between services
-lack of coordination of health and social care services so people don’t receive the care they need or experience duplication
-health and social care providers with different IT systems that cannot communicate with each other
-cuts in funding that prevent effective partnership working
-conflict with professionals leading to delayed treatments
