Table 3.

Descriptions by 27/33 PRHOs about their medical and surgical ward teams

'The team is fine'; 'the team is working brilliantly, we gelled really quickly'; 'definitely working well' (x2); 'working well together sometimes not so well'; 'definitely I feel part of the team' (x5); 'the team is great now, but not in the first two weeks'; 'felt part of the team quickly, very quickly'; ' feel part of the team, very much so'(x2); 'it's a really nice team'(x2); 'there is a good team spirit'; 'we work as a team' (x2); 'I really like my team, they are very supportive'; our team functions very well, everybody is friendly, chats and makes jokes'; 'there has been a welcome surprise, such as the team, it has been very supportive'; 'and I got a really nice team'; 'I work well with the team and felt accepted'; 'definitely I am part of the team, you're a sort of team player really'; 'oh yeah I get on really well with them'.