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Multidisciplinary team
MDT
A multidisciplinary team is a group of professionals from different disciplines who plan a patient's care together.
Summary
- A team might include doctors, nurses, physiotherapists, pharmacists, occupational therapists and social workers.
- Cancer treatment plans in the NHS are agreed at MDT meetings.
- Each member brings knowledge the others lack, which cuts the risk of something being missed.
- The team works well only if every member can speak up, whatever their seniority.
In practice
- At the Leeds specialist neuro oncology service, the team meets on a Wednesday morning to discuss and plan each patient's treatment.
- Its members include oncologists, neurosurgeons, histopathologists, neuroradiologists, specialist nurses, research nurses and MDT coordinators.
Interview questions
- What is an MDT, and why does the NHS use them?
- What makes a team work well?
- You disagree with a decision made by a senior member of your team. What do you do?
Sources
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trustleedsth.nhs.uk/…/leeds-specialist-neuro-oncology-service
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