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Barriers and facilitators of multidisciplinary team working: a review
1Bro Morgannwg, Wales.
Insights
Effective joint working for children with complex needs requires collaboration. Key strategies include co-location, key workers, inter-agency appreciation, and communication to improve multidisciplinary team effectiveness.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Pediatric Care
- Interprofessional Collaboration
Background:
- Children with special/complex needs often require care from professionals across various organizations.
- Effective coordination among these diverse professionals is crucial but challenging.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify barriers and facilitators of joint working in child healthcare.
- To inform local practices for improved multidisciplinary team collaboration.
Main Methods:
- A literature review was conducted to explore existing research on joint working models.
- Analysis focused on identifying common themes related to effective multidisciplinary team functioning.
Main Results:
- Prominent themes for effective collaboration include co-location of services, designated key workers, mutual appreciation between agencies, and robust communication/information sharing.
- No single strategy guarantees success; a multi-faceted approach is recommended.
Conclusions:
- Improving multidisciplinary working necessitates a combination of strategies like regular meetings, enhanced working relationships, and developed communication networks.
- A comprehensive approach is more effective than isolated interventions for optimizing care coordination.
Abstract:
Professionals from many different organisations can be involved in the care of a child, especially a child with special/complex needs. A literature review was undertaken to explore some of the barriers and facilitators of joint working with the aim of informing local practices. Different models of joint working and the barriers and facilitators to effective multidisciplinary team working were identified. Four of the most prominent themes for effective working were: co-location; key workers; appreciation for other agencies; communication and information sharing. A multi-faceted approach incorporating a variety of strategies such as meetings, improving working relationships, and developing communication networks may prove successful in facilitating more effective multidisciplinary working than one single strategy.
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