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. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell. Chapter 2‌ Team workingMary Beadle
University of Hull, Hull, UK
Sue Townend
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, West Yorkshire, UK
Learning outcomesBy the end of this chapter the reader will be able to:
    recognise, respect and value the role that women and their partners have within the team
    define the terms ‘team’, ‘management’ and ‘leadership’
    discuss the possible differences between a manager and a leader
    describe what makes an effective team
    identify the characteristics of a team player
    reflect on own team working skills
    discuss the challenges of collaboration
    examine the importance of handovers. Introduction Before embarking on this chapter, it is important to make the distinction that when discussingteamwork in maternity care, the woman must be acknowledged as a key team member.The National Health Service (NHS) Constitution (Department of Health (DH) 2013a) states quite clearly that the patient must be at the heart of everything that the NHS does. This is further supported by the report of the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry (Francis 2013, p. 4) which states that the NHS must ‘
foster a common culture shared by all in the service of putting the patient first
’. Therefore everyone who works within the NHS and social care must find a way to do this, in a way that is acceptable to the patient. Within midwifery the voice of the woman’s partner and where they sit within the team is also an important consideration. The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) (2009) are explicit in their identification that all midwives must be able to work in partnership with women to facilitate and encourage team working, whether this be intraprofessional, interprofessional or interagency. Effective communication and team working is the cornerstone to best practice. This chapter will examine the dynamics
Fundamentals of Midwifery: A Textbook for Students
, First Edition. Edited by Louise Lewis.© 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Published 2015 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Companion website: www.wileyfundamentalseries.com/midwiferyof teams, the role of leadership and characteristics of team leaders and members. The purpose and features of effective communication with be explored including the value of accurate‌record keeping in accordance with professional standards. 23 Woman-centred care The woman should be seen as the key to all care decisions, and is essential for good qualitycare. One way to illustrate this is to see the woman as the owner of a boat, ‘Emancipation’; they decide who is allowed onto the boat and who is responsible for steering the boat. Who is needed on the boat depends on the condition of the sea and the weather forecast, and the potential challenges of the journey. If the sea is calm and the forecast is good, then the woman will only need the midwife and her partner on board. If the seas become rough then she may need other members to join the crew, including doctors and