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Essay Unit 5 - Meeting Individual Care and Support Needs
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Unit 5 Task 2, P6
A multi-disciplinary/multi-agency team is an assortment of specialists who collaborate to provide a person
approach so that the service user receives the best treatment possible (Scie, 2023). Doctors, nurses, psyc
and audiologists, are all professionals who operate in the same field and make up a person's multi-discipli
Doctors and counsellors will collaborate in a multi-agency approach; they work in separate professions bu
to determine the best way to care for a service user.
Different professionals need to work together so the needs of the service user are met as they may have v
complex needs. This can provide a higher level of care as there are more skills and knowledge coming tog
Having a multi-disciplinary team will benefit Valerie as she needs a dietician for her weight and a psychol
mental health. This is because communicating will help build trust with Valerie and make her want to follo
plan as she is being helped in all areas of her health. In Tremayne’s multi-disciplinary team, he will have a
since he eats gluten even though he is gluten intolerant, he will also have a carer for his autism. Them com
will benefit Tremayne as his carer will be able to monitor what he is eating and help to benefit his health.
If agencies don’t work effectively together it can create problems, this is because there may be miscomm
example of this would be the Mid Staffordshire scandal, where Lillian Tucker died when she was injected w
even though her family had told the healthcare workers that she was allergic to this (The Guardian, 2015)
communication does not happen professionals may say the information twice and give the same medicine
be dangerous. If they are just saying the same thing the service users like Valerie and Tremayne many los
not want to follow care plans.
, P7
The aims of a multi-disciplinary team is to have all different professionals come together and discus
provide the best care for the service user, by them working together they can provide a person-cent
approach. They will make a care plan in order to cater to the needs of an individual, so that staff are
trust with the service user. (Indeed, 2023)
The advantages of a multidisciplinary team include greater patient care since it allows you to take a
approach and treat everything rather than just one area. You can also save time by have a care team
have a plan made but if not, you have to see loads of health care professionals increases duplication
miscommunication. It can also increase service user satisfaction as they are getting all their needs t
waste less time trying to arrange appointments around their schedule. (Healthie, n.d.)
In a multi-disciplinary teams, they all have different job roles and responsibilities. For Valerie she wo
people like an audiologist for her hearing impairment and a counsellor for her metal health. Tremayn
have a dietician for his diet and carers for his autism. It is important that there aren’t people with sim
roles as the information given could get repetitive, this could make the service user confused if they
the same details twice. This could result in a breakdown of trust.
Interconnected working supports a holistic approach to care as it supports a service users physical,
emotional and social development. It would be beneficial for both Valerie and Tremayne to have a th
need extra support with their care needs.
Physically both Valerie and Tremayne need a dietician to help them with their diet as Valerie is obe
Tremayne has a wheat allergy. A dietician can help Valerie to lose weight to get to a healthy size as
overweight can lead to health complications in the future if she does focus on her weight now. Trema
a dietician for his wheat allergy as he doesn’t understand that he cannot eat it. Therefore, they shou
the things he eat is why he feels ill all the time and give him a list of what he can eat.
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