Article

The increasing complexity of healthcare provision and medical interventions
requires collaboration between large numbers of health professionals.
The nature of the interactions between team members determines whether the pattern of
working is described as multi-, inter- or trans-disciplinary.
Such team-working
is an important part of the specialty of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.
Grounded in group behaviour theory, team-working demonstrates that joint aims,
trust and willingness to share knowledge, can improve patient outcomes, including
mortality. The synthesis of individual skills and knowledge and working to common
patient goals, has shown benefit in many conditions.
This evidence base is
perhaps best in stroke, but has been demonstrated in many other conditions,
including acquired brain injury, back pain, mental health, cardiopulmonary
conditions, chronic pain and hip fracture. There are also considerable benefits
to staff and health organizations in terms of outcome and staff morale. This review paper examines the evidence for the benefit of such team-working and for
the recommendations of team-working in rehabilitation services.

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