12. Benefits of Team Working
Patients Staff Organisation
Empowers patients as
active partners in care
Uses time more efficiently
Integrates health care for a
wide range of problems
and needs
Improves quality of care
and experience by
increasing coordination of
services, especially for
complex problems
Increases professional
satisfaction / experience
Enables the practitioner to
learn new skills and
approaches
Encourages innovation
Allows staff to focus on
individual areas of
expertise
Unleashes assets of all
staff, patients and wider
community
Maximizes resources and
facilities
Harnesses potential for
more efficient delivery of
care
Reduces burden on acute
care facilities as a result of
increased preventive care
Facilitates continuous
quality improvement
efforts (social and financial
return on investment)
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Health Service Organisation Research
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overview
• The Health Foundation (2012) Cross Sector Working to
Support Large Scale Change
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