title: Multidisciplinary teamwork--myth or reality?
abstract: The provision and delivery of health care has become increasingly complex in recent years due to technological innovation in medicine and increasing client expectations. The challenge for health care workers is to meet the purchasers' demands, one option may be to shift working practices from a functionalist approach to one of multidisciplinary teamwork. This paper explores one example of multidisciplinary teamwork and examines the processes which enhance and those that limit collaboration.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Rowe
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007587:Job Description; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011209:Power, Psychological