Table 2 Quality of teamworking in 10 bowel cancer teams: unstandardized scores

The Team

Attendance

1 to 4

4

4

3

1

2

2

4

4

4

Leadership: chairing of meeting

1 to 4

2

4

1

3

2

2

3

3

3

Teamworking & culture:

a)Inclusion of relevant team members

1 to 4

2

2

2

4

2

3

3

2

4

b) Team Sociability

1 to 4

1

3

2

4

3

2

3

1

4

c) Mutual respect

1 to 4

2

4

2

4

2

2

3

2

4

d) tension and conflict

0 to −4

0

0

−1

0

0

−1

0

−1

0

Personal development & training

1 to 3

1

3

2

2

2

1

1

2

2

Infrastructure for meetings

Meeting venue

1 to 4

2

3

3

1

2

3

4

3

4

Technology & equipment

2 to 9

7

9

5

3

3

7

7

6

9

Meeting organisation and logistics

Preparation prior to meetings:

a) agenda

1 to 3

3

3

2

3

2

3

3

3

3

b) Prioritisation of complex cases

1 to 4

1

2

1

1

2

2

2

2

2

Organisation/admin in MDM a) patient notes

1 to 4

3

3

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

b) Case presentation

1 to 3

2

3

1

3

2

2

2

2

3

Clinical decision making

Patient-centred care

1 to 4

1

3

2

2

3

2

2

1

2

Treatment plans

1 to 4

2

4

2

4

1

3

1

2

3

Total rating

11-58

33

50

29

37

30

36

41

35

50