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Learning Objectives. Revisit professional bodies and codes of conduct Introduce the term multidisciplinary team working. Apply the role of MDT working to individuals with specific conditions. Discuss the benefits of MDT working.
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Learning Objectives • Revisit professional bodies and codes of conduct • Introduce the term multidisciplinary team working. • Apply the role of MDT working to individuals with specific conditions. • Discuss the benefits of MDT working. • Discuss how motivation and momentum be maintained with MDT working. • Discuss the barriers of MDT working. • Discuss how communication can be supported by MDT members. • Workshop.
Multidisciplinary Team Working • A primary prescription that policy makers and practitioners have offered for meeting the challenges facing the National Health Service is the continuous development of multidisciplinary team working. • The importance of team working in health care has been emphasised in numerous reports and policy documents on the National Health Service. • "
Multidisciplinary Team Working • One particularly emphasised the importance of team working if health and social care for people are to be of the highest quality and efficiency: "The best and most cost-effective outcomes for patients and clients are achieved when professionals work together, learn together, engage in clinical audit of outcomes together, and generate innovation to ensure progress in practice and service."
Multidisciplinary Teams may specialise in certain conditions, such as Cancer. Clinical decisions are made based on reviews of clinical documentation such as case notes, test results, diagnostic imaging etc. The PATIENT may or may not be present
Multidisciplinary Team Working Consider each of the following conditions and scenarios: • Which members of the multidisciplinary team will be involved in the care of the following patients • Bowel cancer • Stroke • Terminal brain tumour • An individual dependent on alcohol and drugs.
Multidisciplinary Team Working • Explain the roles of the health care professionals you have identified who will be working with each individual. • What do you think are the benefits of the multidisciplinary team when caring for a patient with each specific condition?
Discuss • 3.1 Evaluate the effectiveness of the • multidisciplinary approach in healthcare • settings. • Consider • What are the benefits of MDT working? • How can motivation and momentum be maintained? • What are the barriers of MDT working? • How can communication be supported by MDT members?