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  • Title: Professional predictions: June Huntington's perspectives on joint working, 20 years on.
    Author: Manthorpe J, Iliffe S.
    Journal: J Interprof Care; 2003 Feb; 17(1):85-94; discussion 95-6. PubMed ID: 12772472.
    Abstract:
    In 1981, June Huntington published a study of social work and general practice which rapidly became influential. In it she offered a sociological analysis of these two occupations to explain the difficulties and conflicts which had arisen between them and to predict the future course of their relationship. In this paper we revisit Huntington's propositions and assess the extent to which her predictions have been realised in the UK context. We adopt her perspective of the two organisational cultures of general practice and social work to consider her claims, particularly with respect to developments in social work. We then outline her depiction of the likely evolution of interprofessional relationships over the past two decades, considering the generalisability of experiments in collaboration, conflict with the medical profession, tensions within social work itself, and the sense of 'crisis' in relationships between professions. To promote debate with colleagues in different disciplines, this paper ends with a series of questions about the likely impact of care trust formation on social work.
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