Introduction
The Francis Report (2013) is one of the national drivers in recent years highlighting the importance of effective teams in delivering high quality, safe and effective patients care. This assignment will examine the relationship between leading effective teams and the delivery of patient care.
It would be true to say that health care delivery has not always been considered a team activity, but increasingly healthcare teams are viewed as an integral feature of the changing face of NHS service provision responding to the challenges of caring for patients with increasing complex co-morbidities, an expanding body of clinical knowledge/research evidence, new technologies and the drive for financial sustainability (Mitchell et al,…