Teamwork in healthcare

Relationship building: Effective interdisciplinary team dynamics is the key to delivering safe patient care. – 123rf.com

HEALTHCARE delivery has always been a team effort. It involves not only doctors and nurses, but also pharmacists, physiotherapists, nutritionists and a whole host of other professionals. This is emphasised to students from the onset when they are trained to work in teams or small groups.

Interprofessional education (IPE) attempts to show students how collaborative healthcare works in practice.