abstract: It is likely that a good standard of care in a nursing home will result from effective teamworking, but little research in this area has been carried out. This study employed focus group methodology to explore the perceptions of staff working in nursing homes in southern England. All the nurses in the sample described themselves as members of a team. Good communication was stressed as being crucial for effective teamworking, but the hierarchical nature of the teams they described sometimes impeded rather than promoted communication.
authors.affiliation: Homerton College, Cambridge School of Health Studies.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Adams