title: Thinking differently: working together for better care.
abstract: This paper describes the development and outcomes from 'joint working' between Prince of Wales Hospital and BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) in Australia. 'Joint working' is a term used within the English National Health Service to describe health system and industry partners working together to create novel service models which benefit patients. The joint working process broadened the perspective of both parties through learning from each other and so enhanced the range of tools they each bring to their work.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia. Email.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bolton
authors.affiliation: Becton Dickinson, 4 Research Park Drive, North Ryde, NSW 2113, Australia. Email.
authors.forename: Hilary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Crilly
authors.affiliation: Prince of Wales Hospital, High Street, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia.
authors.forename: Ketty
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rivas
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D009517:New South Wales; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care