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Facilitating teamwork in general practice: moving from theory to practice
The Australian Journal of Primary Health, 03/20/09

Taggart J et al. - Effective teamwork in general practice encompasses general practitioners (GP), clinical and non-clinical staff, each with clearly defined roles and opportunities to provide feedback and input into how the practice is run and chronic disease managed. The intervention implemented in this study provided an opportunity for key members of general practice teams to work with a facilitator on changes to improve teamwork over three practice visits over 6–12 months. Facilitators had experience in practice support and goal setting, an understanding of the Medicare Items and knowledge about teamwork and systems. The visits focussed on the specific needs and capacities of each practice, assisting the team to set manageable goals and building systems that best utilise the systemic and human resources available.

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