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?

6. Are the key members of the team, as described in the Manual of Cancer Standards, able to attend the meetings?

Warwick Hospital, Arden -The introduction of video conferencing to enable core members to participate in MDT meetings.

Not all core members of the Breast MDT meeting where finding it possible to attend the meeting at Warwick Hospital due to geographic location. To improve this situation video conferencing equipment was purchased and linked between sites. This enabled the Consultant radiologist to participate in the meeting without having to loose time travelling between hospitals.

Contact – sarah.hall@coventrypct.nhs.uk
Tel: 07958469094

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