title: A survey of 'teamwork' in mental health: is it achievable in practice?
abstract: As part of an ENB educational evaluation of teamworking in mental health, a report-and-respond survey was used as one of five data collection methods. This instrument disseminated earlier findings back to the participants and invited further comments. This article discusses the usefulness of this type of survey as a data collection tool and presents the findings of the survey which was administered to service professionals, educationalist, students, users and carers involved in mental health throughout England. The findings show that when groups of professionals are working within increasingly tight financial constraints and increased workloads, multiprofessional teamworking can be scarce in reality. These tensions present issues for nurse education and training at both pre- and post-registration levels in relation to the teaching of, for and about effective teamwork.
authors.affiliation: The Manchester Metropolitan University, Faculty of Community Studies, Law and Education, Department of Health Care Studies, Elizabeth Gaskell Campus, Manchester.
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Skidmore
authors.forename: Tony
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Warne
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Stronach
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D012107:Research Design