From: Measuring the quality of MDT working: an observational approach
Characteristic of effective teamworking | Rating scale | Team | Total number of teams ‘very good’ | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
Score (see Table 1 for criteria) | ||||||||||||
The Team | ||||||||||||
Attendance | 1 to 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Leadership: chairing of meeting | 1 to 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Teamworking & culture: | ||||||||||||
a)Inclusion of relevant team members | 1 to 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
b) Team Sociability | 1 to 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
c) Mutual respect | 1 to 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
d) tension and conflict | 0 to −4 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | −1 | 0 | −1 | 6 |
Personal development & training | 1 to 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Infrastructure for meetings | ||||||||||||
Meeting venue | 1 to 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Technology & equipment | 2 to 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 |
Meeting organisation and logistics | ||||||||||||
Preparation prior to meetings: | ||||||||||||
a) agenda | 1 to 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
b) Prioritisation of complex cases | 1 to 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Organisation/admin in MDM a) patient notes | 1 to 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
b) Case presentation | 1 to 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Clinical decision making | ||||||||||||
Patient-centred care | 1 to 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Treatment plans | 1 to 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Total rating | 11-58 | 33 | 50 | 29 | 37 | 30 | 36 | 41 | 35 | 50 | 40 |