Cancer Services Collaborative Improvement Partnership

Introduction

How to Use the Guide

Top Twelve Challenges

All Resources/Case Studies
Challenges:
1. Do MDT meetings work?
2. Does your MDT have a suitable environment in which to meet?
3. Does your MDT have an operational policy in place, which is reviewed annually and distributed to all members of the team?
4. Are you able to discuss al patients at your MDT meeting?
5. How can you improve communication by using the MDT meeting?
6. Are the key members of the team, as described in the Manual of Cancer Standards, able to attend the meetings?
7. Do you have protocols and proformas for recording discussions, decisions, and treatment plans for each patient?
8. Why do you need an MDT meeting co-ordinator?
9. Should the MDT meeting be used to facilitate data collection and audit?
10. Can the MDT meeting be used to facilitate entry into clinical trials?
11. How does your MDT involve patients?
12. How can we integrate Service Improvement?

5. How can you improve communication by using the MDT meeting.

Bristol Royal Infirmary - The MDT meeting decision is communicated electronically to relevant parties within 24 hours of MDT meeting.

It was identified that the decisions of the MDT meeting were only documented in letter form with often delays in typing and processing. A laptop was introduced into the MDT meeting in order that decisions could be typed and viewed on a screen. Once the decision is agreed this electronic version, which is in table format, is e mailed to all relevant parties within 24 hours of the meeting.

Contact - serena.hodges@ubht.swest.nhs.uk
Tel: 01179283316

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