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Multidisciplinary Team
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- 1Name 2 types of team and explain the difference.Multidisciplinary team - loose network, focus on referrals and communication. Separately organised.
Interdisciplinary team - close group of professionals, focused on a single specialty i.e. stroke or palliative. - 2Do you know Katzenbach's description of an MDT?Katzenbach (1993) described an MDT as a small number of people with complementary skills who are committed to a common purpose for which they hold themselves mutually accountable.
- 3There are around 8 barriers to an effective MDT. Can you name them?Communication style not shared
Bureaucratic processes - multiple referral documents
Information sharing difficult
Accountability
Role duplication = confusion
Leadership conflict
Self interest
Imbalance of power - 4Name 1 important document for MDT/IDT and what does it cover?Caldicott guidelines - covers information sharing. More relevant to MDT as IDT would have their own in-house documentation.
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