NHS must think differently about how it supports new ways of working across teams. Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) working offers an opportunity to not only bridge the workforce gap but to improve quality by drawing on a broader range of skills and competencies.

Feb 2, 2022 · A multidisciplinary team (MDT) is a group of health and care staff who are members of different organisations and professions (e.g. GPs, social workers, nurses), that work together to make decisions regarding the treatment of individual patients and service users.

This module will help you improve your MDT working by demonstrating: † how you currently work as an MDT † who are the key people that should be involved † what tools you will need to use † how to evaluate your improved MDT working and make continuous improvement to sustain the changes you have made 06 What it does not cover

The toolkit is framed around six enablers of MDT working and presents evidence, supporting resources and success factors within each chapter. The six enablers are: Planning and design; Skill mix and learning; Culture; Shared goals and …

National Occupational Standards have been developed by expert groups. These have undergone a rigorous nationally determined process to achieve their status and are approved for use in vocational qualifications by the UK Commission for Employment and Skills.

MDT reviews are most useful when a wide range of stakeholders share their perspective on ‘work as done’ in the health or social care system being analysed. To prepare for an MDT review you need to:

Recent reforms to the NHS in England established 42 area-based integrated care systems (ICSs) to lead local efforts to develop more integrated models of care. A common approach is the development of community-based multidisciplinary teams (MDTs), in which a mix of health and care professionals come together to plan and coordinate people’s care.

In 2020, NHS England published new guidance for streamlining MDT meetings, following a successful pilot programme and evaluation with 10 MDTs. We’re pleased that this new guidance reflects all of the key recommendations from Meeting patients’ needs.

Guidance to undertaking an MDT review: NHS England (2022) Multidisciplinary Team Review. Briefing which outlines strengths-based approaches to leadership including within teams: SCIE (2022) Leadership in strengths-based social care.

A multi-disciplinary team (MDT) is a group of trained staff from different areas of healthcare, who meet together every week, to discuss the care of individual patients. Their main focus is the clinical management of each patient’s future care and treatment.