How useful are morning meetings?

Meetings are a powerful business weapon. They allow efficient communication between team members and ensure that all members are aware of particular goals, and outcomes for the practice day. It can be the most important part of your day. When a morning team meeting is done smartly and effectively, it can help you sidestep roadblocks, capitalise on opportunities and set a productive tone for the day. When it is not, it is unhelpful and counterproductive. So, if you are going to do it, make sure you do it properly.

Regular meetings, ideally on a daily basis, are a fantastic way to communicate information clearly to your team members, especially if the information shared is critical to the whole practice. It also ensures better team work and prevents clinicians and nurses working individually in their own surgery rooms instead of as a whole practice team. It can also motivate you, as nurses, to help one another. For example, if you are not attending to a patient at a particular time, then you can help another clinician and nurse, or do something different from your regular treatments. This can encourage interests in other areas and make you more aware of various types of treatments and how to assist in them, therefore broadening your horizons and skills.