The document discusses the significance of teamwork in healthcare organizations (HCOs), emphasizing its positive impact on patient safety and the necessity of effective teams. It outlines different types of teams in healthcare, practical tips for improving teamwork, and the growing importance of teamwork due to increasing care complexity and global workforce challenges. Key leadership qualities and strategies for building effective teams are also highlighted.

1. Teamwork In Health Organizations
(Hcos)
Aziza Alamri
Fay Albuainain
Salma Almakinzi
Nora Alwohayeb
Mashail Alrayes

2. Outline:
• Introduction
• Health Care And Teamwork
• Types Of Teams
• Benefit Of Teamwork
• How To Apply Teamwork
• Importance Of Effective Teams
• Leadership In Teamwork

4. Introduction
Effective teamwork in health-care delivery can have an
immediate and positive impact on patient safety.
“Our challenge … is not whether we will deliver care in
teams but rather how well we will deliver care in
teams.”
Do we have a problem in that ?

5. What Is Teamwork In Health Care ?
It is "a dynamic process involving two or more healthcare
professionals with complementary background and skills,
sharing common health goals and exercising concerted
physical and mental effort in assessing, planning, or
evaluating patient care".

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7. The Different Types Of Teams Found In
Health Care:
1. Core teams
2. Coordinating teams
3. Contingency teams
4. Ancillary services
5. Support services and administration

8. Types Of Teams In HCOS:
 Core teams
• Consist of team leaders and members who are directly
involved in caring for the patient.
 Coordinating teams
• It is the group responsible for day-to-day operational
management, coordination functions and resource
management for core teams.

9. Cont.
 Contingency teams
• It is formed for emergent or specific events
 Ancillary services
• Consist of individuals such as cleaners.
 Support services and administration
• Consist of individuals who provide indirect task in a HCOs.
Administration includes the executive leadership of a unit
or facility and has 24-hour accountability for the overall
functioning of the organization.

10. In Healthcare..
The team members must possess specific knowledge, skills, and
attitudes such as :
• The skill in monitoring each other's performance
• Knowledge of their own and teammate's task responsibilities
• A positive disposition toward working in a team

11. ↓work stress
Benefits Of Teamwork

12. How ToApply Teamwork
Practical tips for health-care professionals to
practice at work:
• Always introduce yourself to the team.
• State the obvious to avoid assumptions.
• Ask questions, check and clarify.
• Clarify your role.
• Use objective (not subjective) language.

13. Importance Of Effective Teams
The importance of effective teams is increasing due to
factors such as:
• The increased incidence of complexity and specialization
of care.
• Increasing co-morbidities.
• The increasing incidence of chronic disease.
• Global workforce shortages.
• Initiatives for safe working hours.

14. Build an Effective Team
• Find team members
• Set clear goal to achieve
• Clear leadership
• Collaborative Negotiation Skills
• Communicating effectively
• Influencing and persuading others
• Managing differences in perceptions
• Dealing with difficult behaviors
• Building long-term, strategic relationships
• Managing roles in multi-party negotiations

15. To BeAn Effective Healthcare Leader !
• Lead by Example
• Build Strong Teams
• Encourage Participation
• Think Like a Teacher
• Challenge Conventional Thinking
• Measure Everything
• Know How to Take Action
• Be Accountable

16. “Teamwork divides the task and multiplies the
success.” - Author Unknown

17. Questions ?

18. https://youtu.be/DI4zp7yeuMU

19. References :
• Topic 4: Being An Effective Team Player / World Health Organization
• Findings From The Health Care Team Effectiveness Project by Carol
Borrill, Michael West, Jeremy Dawson ,Aston Business School, Aston
University.
• http://www.hrhresourcecenter.org/HRH_Info_Teamwork
•http://smallbusiness.chron.com/elements-effective-teamwork-
964.html
•https://www.besmith.com/thought-leadership/career-management/top-
8-practices-effective-healthcare-leaders