Qualitative examination of collaboration in team-based primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rachelle AshcroftCatherine DonnellySimon LamToula KourgiantakisKeith AdamsonDavid VerilliLisa DolovichPeter SheffieldAnne KirvanMaya DanceySandeep GillKavita MehtaDeepy SurJudith Belle BrownPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
Results revealed the importance of collaboration for provider well-being, and the challenges of providing collaborative team-based primary care in the pandemic context. Caution against converting primary care collaboration to predominantly virtual modalities postpandemic is recommended. Further research on team functioning during the COVID-19 pandemic in other healthcare organisations will offer additional insight regarding how primary care teams can work collaboratively in a postpandemic environment.