Team working is nowadays crucial to General Practice. The doctors, and nurses (practice nurses, treatment room nurses, district nurses, nurse practitioners, health visitors, midwives) collaborate on a day-to-day basis, and also need to work alongside social workers, physiotherapists, mental health workers and members of some voluntary organizations. We hold a weekly team meeting in which we share complex problems and make referrals within the team.
Meetings are normally more fun than this one looks...