Teamwork

Why is Teamwork important in healthcare

"it takes a team of professionals with different backgrounds to care for the patient in a holistic manner. One person cannot do it alone, it takes a number of individuals each with their own unique area of expertise to collaborate and provide patient-centered care" (Simmons, 2017). The increasing complexity and specialization of care Increasing co-morbidities( diabetes- hypertension) Increasing chronic disease Global workforce shortage Safe working hours initiatives

Administrative team

Cross functional team overseeing the running of the facility ( Heads of departments)

Characteristics of members of healthcare team

Mutually dependent Working collaboratively for patient centered care Share info which may lead to shared decision making Know when teamwork should be used to optimize patient centered care Benefit from working collaboratively to provide patient care

Natural work group

People working together everyday in the same office with similar processes and equipment .(pharmacist, lab technician,pharmacy assistant)

Healthcare team

Several health care professionals working closely together for the benefit of a patient ( patient centered team)

Improvement team

a group of individuals working together to implement an improvement of an existing process