Speaking up in defence of teamwork training towards patient safety: a response

Abstract

Editor – In their paper ‘Are we at risk of groupthink in our approach to teamwork interventions in health care?’, Kaba et al. critique team training specifically and collaboration in general, which we view as overly critical and simplistic. Based on empirical evidence, we seek to clarify that the crucial question is not about whether collaboration is effective, but, rather, concerns how teams can effectively work together to provide quality health care.