Inter-professional Collaboration

This refers to the degree which diverse professionals of healthcare institutions work in unison to ensure that they provide quality and effective healthcare services, how they communicate efficiently and solve problems to effectively take care of patients and avoid accidents that could be avoided. It is defined by its characteristics which are: its being charitable and voluntary, an indirect way to efficiently deliver services, gain professional relationships and trust with both patients and coworkers sharing goals and collective responsibility and most of all its being confidential and from within the individual (Zwarenstein, Goldman and Revees, 2009). It has been shown to enhance professional familiarity and aptitude thus improving the inter-professional communication and increasing the availability of resources within the healthcare centers. It has also increased the understanding, respect and expertise on the role of health experts thus helping to develop good leadership, teamwork and communication. This has helped health professionals to respect one another and work as a community ensuring quality delivery of services.