Table 1 Team description of the four team types (Anderson et.al) [3]
Team type | Structural team | Hybrid team | Responsive team | Coordinating team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Location | Co located | Partly co located | Mobile | Meeting |
Membership | Stable | Combination of stable and rotating | Varying | Stable |
Ways of teamwork | Long term | Long term/planned episodes | Acute responses | Planned episodes |
Affiliation | Ward team caring for patients | Ward team and rotating members | Team members who work in different departments | Ward leaders representing their departments |
Examples | Ward teams | Acute admission units | Emergency response teams (e.g., stroke and cardiac arrest teams) | Capacity meeting across organisational units |