COLLEGE OF SOCIALWORK, ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS
Publisher:
College of SocialWork
Publication year:
2014
Pagination:
34
Place of publication:
London
This report argues that general practitioners (GPs) and social workers are ideally placed to work together to implement radical solutions to the funding crises facing both general practice and social work. It demonstrates through evidence and case studies how social workers and general practitioners (GPs) can work together to empower strong, resilient communities that will be key to better and more integrated health and social care. It describes the 'House of Care' model which moves long term conditions management from hospital based care towards community-based general practices, and highlights the benefits of integration in terms of cost effectiveness and fewer emergency admissions. It then explores some of the differences and similarities between the two professions and calls for more education for professionals to better understand their role and responsibilities. Five case studies are included to highlight key points. These include an integrated care team in a GP practice in Manchester; multi-disciplinary groups attached to GP practices in Harrow; a 'Discharge to Assess' team in Warwickshire; and an Ageing Well service in West Cheshire where integrated teams work with older people to help them remain in their own home.
(Edited publisher abstract)
This report argues that general practitioners (GPs) and social workers are ideally placed to work together to implement radical solutions to the funding crises facing both general practice and social work. It demonstrates through evidence and case studies how social workers and general practitioners (GPs) can work together to empower strong, resilient communities that will be key to better and more integrated health and social care. It describes the 'House of Care' model which moves long term conditions management from hospital based care towards community-based general practices, and highlights the benefits of integration in terms of cost effectiveness and fewer emergency admissions. It then explores some of the differences and similarities between the two professions and calls for more education for professionals to better understand their role and responsibilities. Five case studies are included to highlight key points. These include an integrated care team in a GP practice in Manchester; multi-disciplinary groups attached to GP practices in Harrow; a 'Discharge to Assess' team in Warwickshire; and an Ageing Well service in West Cheshire where integrated teams work with older people to help them remain in their own home.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
social workers, general practitioners, adult social care, case studies, integrated services, long term conditions, integrated care, cost effectiveness, interprofessional relations;
Summarises key contributions to the ‘Social work with adults: what does the future hold?’ summit held in London in December 2013, which brought together social workers, academics and sector leaders to consider how to build on the evidence base for the importance and economic value of social work as set out in the ‘Business case for socialwork with adults’ discussion paper (College of SocialWork
(Edited publisher abstract)
Summarises key contributions to the ‘Social work with adults: what does the future hold?’ summit held in London in December 2013, which brought together social workers, academics and sector leaders to consider how to build on the evidence base for the importance and economic value of social work as set out in the ‘Business case for socialwork with adults’ discussion paper (College of SocialWork, 2012). It includes several new case studies which support the Business Case, the kernel of which is that a strategic investment in social work can have a substantial cost benefit in addition to its immense social and moral value. The document discusses the role of social workers in providing integrated services with GPs and community-based care, social work leadership, social return on investment, the implications for knowledge and skills and the Professional Capabilities Framework. It also outlines the key elements of a new charter for social work, reoriented towards person-centred, integrated styles of practice.
(Edited publisher abstract)
Subject terms:
social workers, social work, social services, adult social care, integrated services, general practitioners, economic evaluation, leadership;