A4 MDT Flashcards
What is a Multidisciplinary team?
A group of care professionals from different disciplines with varying specialist skills and expertise.
What aproach should members in a MDT use?
A joined-up approached.
How can members of a MDT use a joined-up approach?
By collaborating with one another to combine their expertise, knowledge and skills.
What happens when members of an MDT don’t use a joined-up approach?
Patients move between services or carers, staff have to rebuild an understanding of the individual’s personal wants and needs. In the meantime, the patient wouldn’t reciece the level of care they need.
What does an MDT do to support service users?
Plan a treatment
Create a care support plan
Meeting PIESS
How can an MDT ensure holistic care?
By keeping the individual at the heart of all discussions so all care and support is person-centred.
Advantages of working in an MDT to meet the holistic needs of a service user
Care is more personalised.
Other issues which contribute to a person’s ill health, eg stress or poor housing, may be identified and dressed.
Being viewed as a “whole person” and not a medical problem can improve an individual’s general health and wellbeing.
Disadvantages of working in an MDT to meet the holistc needs of a service user
Most people only want their particular illness or symptom treated.
Generally, doctors don’t look for other issues during diagnosis.
Health and social care workers are not employed or skilled to manage all aspects of an individual’s needs.
Why do MDT’s have joint interviews?
To assess/plan patient’s care needs and allocate roles.
Why do MDT’s collaborate through emails?
To keep lines of communication open/attach important notes, etc.
Why do members of MDT’s collaborate through phone calls?
To have fuller conversation about patient’s care needs and any relevent changes.
Why do members of MDT’s collaborate through letters?
Keeps professionals up-to-date with persons medical/social needs.
To request further help from certain professionals.
Why do members of MDT’s collaboate by sharing electronic/paper notes on a patient?
Professionals can see existing records of care provided to keep them informed.
How should staff comminicate in a MDT without compromising confidentiality?
Communicating with staff on a need to know basis (following GDPR regulations)
Keeping all documents safe and secure. EG after handover or meetings, store documents away safely or log out of electronic notes.
Follow apprporiate organizational procedures, ensuring staff use password protected security access. After use log off the computer.
When are advocates needed?
If the service user doesn’t have mental capacity or isn’t able to communicate him/herself.
To represent the servcie user’s needs and wishes.
