MDT part 1

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What does MDT working support as part of HEE’s Future Doctor and Future Nurse programmes?

Specialization agenda

Administrative agenda

Generalism agenda (correct)

Research agenda

What is a key commitment in the We are the NHS: People Plan 2020/21?

Promoting individualistic working methods

Advocating for hierarchical team structures

Breaking down traditional barriers between teams and organizations (correct)

Encouraging competition between healthcare providers

What is the ambition set out in the Long Term Plan (NHS Long Term Plan)?

To establish rigid hierarchical structures within healthcare organizations

To increase competition between healthcare providers

To better support the increasing number of people with long-term health conditions (correct)

To discourage collaborative working among healthcare professionals

What provides a platform to support and enable MDT working like never before?

Changes in health and care infrastructure and establishment of ICSs across England Signup and view all the answers

Which model of care optimizes the skills and abilities of MDT members?

Transdisciplinary Signup and view all the answers

Which service is a consultant-led service that plans and manages the care of cancer patients?

Gloucestershire Urological Cancer MDT Service Signup and view all the answers

How many models of MDT working are mentioned in the text?

Four Signup and view all the answers

Who holds overall responsibility for organizing and coordinating care in the Midhurst Macmillan Palliative Care Service?

CNS Signup and view all the answers

What type of care provision is aimed at enabling end-of-life care at home?

Midhurst Macmillan Palliative Care Service Signup and view all the answers

What kind of referrals come to the Midhurst Macmillan Palliative Care Service?

Referrals from GPs, community nurses, and other specialist services Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the key worker in the MDT meetings?

Act as a link between the MDT and wider community teams Signup and view all the answers

In which type of model is there a shift from unidisciplinary to transdisciplinary approaches?

Transdisciplinary Signup and view all the answers

What is the composition of the MDT in the Gloucestershire Urological Cancer MDT Service?

Core members such as Urology Consultant, Clinical Oncologist, and wider team members like GPs and Macmillan Cancer service Signup and view all the answers

Who coordinates the MDT meetings in the Gloucestershire Urological Cancer MDT Service?

MDT coordinator Signup and view all the answers

What is the vision of the Midhurst Macmillan Palliative Care Service?

To provide personalized care Signup and view all the answers

Which team members are included in the MDT composition of the Gloucestershire Urological Cancer MDT Service?

Urology Consultant, Clinical Oncologist, and wider team members like GPs and Macmillan Cancer service Signup and view all the answers

What is a key benefit of multidisciplinary teams in healthcare?

Preventing service gaps Signup and view all the answers

What is a challenge faced by multidisciplinary teams in healthcare?

Professional silos Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of leadership in multidisciplinary teams?

Delivering coordinated, person-centered care Signup and view all the answers

What is an enabler for effective multidisciplinary team working?

Personalized care Signup and view all the answers

What do resources for multidisciplinary teams include?

Document templates Signup and view all the answers

What do MDT meetings involve?

Interactive discussions Signup and view all the answers

What is a tip for effective MDT participation?

Active participation Signup and view all the answers

What is the composition of an example hospital MDT?

Specialist doctors, nurses, therapists, and pharmacists Signup and view all the answers

What is the composition of an example community/primary care MDT?

GPs, nurses, pharmacists, and social workers Signup and view all the answers

What does shared decision-making in MDTs lead to?

Realistic expectations and better treatment choices Signup and view all the answers

What is a key commitment in the context of effective MDT working?

Involving the right people Signup and view all the answers

What is the impact of personalized care in MDT working?

Positively impacting people, professionals, and the system Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Models of Multidisciplinary Team Working in Healthcare Settings

The original research applied unidisciplinary to transdisciplinary models of care within Primary Care Teams.
The progression from one model of Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) working to another involves a shift from unidisciplinary to transdisciplinary approaches.
The transdisciplinary model optimizes the skills and abilities of MDT members and is desirable for many teams.
The models of care are not fixed states and will differ between teams, geographies, and over time.
There are four models of MDT working: Unidisciplinary, Local, Core Team, and Transdisciplinary.
The Gloucestershire Urological Cancer MDT Service is a consultant-led service that plans and manages the care of cancer patients.
The MDT composition includes core members such as Urology Consultant, Clinical Oncologist, and wider team members like GPs and Macmillan Cancer service.
The MDT meetings are coordinated by an MDT coordinator with the key worker acting as a link between the MDT and wider community teams.
The Midhurst Macmillan Palliative Care Service is a community-based palliative care provision aimed at enabling end-of-life care at home.
Referrals to the Midhurst Macmillan Palliative Care Service come from GPs, community nurses, and other specialist services for patients with severe, intractable complex symptoms.
The service's vision is to provide personalized care responding to the changing needs of the patients.
The CNS holds overall responsibility for organizing and coordinating care in the Midhurst Macmillan Palliative Care Service.

Multidisciplinary Team Working in Healthcare

Multidisciplinary teams include physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, nurses, doctors, and pharmacists, tailored to patient needs.
Benefits include specific knowledge and skills, multiple perspectives, comprehensive patient care, preventing service gaps, and better diagnostic and treatment decisions.
Challenges include professional silos, scheduling, differing priorities, and resource limitations.
Example hospital MDT includes specialist doctors, nurses, therapists, and pharmacists.
Example community/primary care MDT includes GPs, nurses, pharmacists, and social workers.
Leadership in MDTs varies, with the goal of delivering coordinated, person-centered care, requiring effective communication.
MDT meetings involve patient case presentations, sharing essential details, interactive discussions, consensus building, and documentation.
Tips for effective MDT participation include active participation, information sharing, role clarity, governance awareness, learning opportunities, and involving the right people.
Enablers for effective MDT working include personalized care and shared commitment to coordinated care.
Personalized care allows choice and control based on individual strengths, needs, and preferences, impacting positively on people, professionals, and the system.
Shared decision-making about tests, treatments, and support options leads to realistic expectations and better treatment choices.
Resources include document templates, PowerPoint presentations, and reports from NHS England.

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Test your knowledge of multidisciplinary team working in healthcare settings, including models of care, benefits, challenges, and effective participation. Explore examples of MDTs in hospitals and community/primary care, as well as enablers for effective MDT working.