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?

Top Twelve Challenges
By ‘clicking’ onto any one of the Top Twelve Challenge questions listed you will be provided with comments and ideas related to the question. These are not considered to be the ultimate answer but are suggestions that you may find useful.

By ‘clicking’ onto any of the boxes in the Quick Drop Down Charts you will be provided with examples of service improvement case studies with contact details and resources e.g. proformas which can be printed off.

	Useful tips.
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Additional information

Video clips of Alan Graham, MDT Co-ordinator:

Clip 1 Clip 2 Clip 3

Weblinks

This resource was produced by the Cancer Services Collaborative Improvement Partnership:-
- Judith Whelan - National Manager Breast and Lung,
- Angie Robinson - National Manager Colorectal & Upper GI
- Sheila Joseph - SIG Co-ordinator
- Heather Lockett - Communications Manager