§ Mr. Baron:To ask the Secretary of State for Health what training is provided for NHS staff on how to work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams. [177880]
§ Mr. Hutton[holding answer 10 June 2004]: We are committed to working with partners in education, statutory and professional bodies to develop programmes of inter-professional and common learning through which different health and social care professionals can learn together and from each other. There are a number of current successful programmes in undergraduate and pre-registration education and for qualified staff, which are designed to help national health service staff work effectively in multi-disciplinary teams.