Barriers To Partnership Working
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Barriers to partnership working can and do occur.
The barriers that can occur are as follows-
Financial Barriers- this can cause conflict when colleagues are on different pay scales according to their role and the group they belong to. Resentment can be caused if money is supplemented from one group to pay a salary in another department and knowledge of this becomes known. Staff shortages and demands on limitations can cause staff negativity and frustrations when establishing budgets and costing’s in different departments.
Information- reluctance to share data and information, failure to link into IT systems so information can be shared.
Time- is a huge barrier such as time spent in meetings and travelling can cause friction amongst teams. …show more content…
These barriers can be overcome by working together and in the past there have been a number of initiatives to try and break down these barriers by looking at post graduate education which does not “segregate” individual students according to their learning paths. It has been proved to achieve a better understanding of different disciplines for the students.This is also the idea behind multi-disciplinary working teams.
Improved communication systems are hopefully being improved between services and professional groups. This hopefully also increases open and transparent discussions.
I feel the most important one is involving the individuals themselves in as many decisions as is possible and also the input of their families. Person Centred Care is the way forward now and making thus available to allow the service user to have as much information as possible and the tools and support to be able to make their own decisions. This must then improve the quality of life and the health and well-being of the …show more content…
Supporting each other is a big part of working together and the quote often used really does hold truth “There am no I in Team”. My role is to support everyone within the team to understand this and support them with aspects of their role within the team to ensure that we are all working together to achieve the same level of support and good practice.
I like to think that as their Manager I am not above them ( although I have to make decisions without their input at times) I try and involve them as much as I can in making plans and decisions and I make them aware that I value their opinions and views on topics. As a team I think it’s important that discussions are held involving everyone and all opinions and experience shared is a vital part of working together as a team.
My relationship and role with senior Managers is important too, I need to have a productive relationship and be able to know my limits and know when to ask for their support, and be able to feel comfortable enough to do
Barriers to partnership working can and do occur.
The barriers that can occur are as follows-
Financial Barriers- this can cause conflict when colleagues are on different pay scales according to their role and the group they belong to. Resentment can be caused if money is supplemented from one group to pay a salary in another department and knowledge of this becomes known. Staff shortages and demands on limitations can cause staff negativity and frustrations when establishing budgets and costing’s in different departments.
Information- reluctance to share data and information, failure to link into IT systems so information can be shared.
Time- is a huge barrier such as time spent in meetings and travelling can cause friction amongst teams. …show more content…
These barriers can be overcome by working together and in the past there have been a number of initiatives to try and break down these barriers by looking at post graduate education which does not “segregate” individual students according to their learning paths. It has been proved to achieve a better understanding of different disciplines for the students.This is also the idea behind multi-disciplinary working teams.
Improved communication systems are hopefully being improved between services and professional groups. This hopefully also increases open and transparent discussions.
I feel the most important one is involving the individuals themselves in as many decisions as is possible and also the input of their families. Person Centred Care is the way forward now and making thus available to allow the service user to have as much information as possible and the tools and support to be able to make their own decisions. This must then improve the quality of life and the health and well-being of the …show more content…
Supporting each other is a big part of working together and the quote often used really does hold truth “There am no I in Team”. My role is to support everyone within the team to understand this and support them with aspects of their role within the team to ensure that we are all working together to achieve the same level of support and good practice.
I like to think that as their Manager I am not above them ( although I have to make decisions without their input at times) I try and involve them as much as I can in making plans and decisions and I make them aware that I value their opinions and views on topics. As a team I think it’s important that discussions are held involving everyone and all opinions and experience shared is a vital part of working together as a team.
My relationship and role with senior Managers is important too, I need to have a productive relationship and be able to know my limits and know when to ask for their support, and be able to feel comfortable enough to do