Building effective clinical teams in healthcare

Journal of Health Organization and Management

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 428-436

  Ezziane, Zoheir ^a,b   Maruthappu, Mahiben ^c   Gawn, Lynsey ^d   Thompson, Emily A ^d   Athanasiou, Thanos ^d   Warren, Oliver J ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical leadership; Conflict resolution; Decision making; Health services; Healthcare management; Safety awareness; Team working; Teambuilding

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864117630     PISSN: 14777266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14777261211251508     Document Type: Review

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