Abstract
Introduction: It is recommended that people with cancer should be managed
by an MDT and the outcomes should be communicated in a “timely manner”.
However, it does not specify when this should be done, or by whom. Aim(s):
To review how MDT recommendations were communicated at a ENETs
Centre of Excellence. Materials and methods: In this single-centred
retrospective study, case-notes of 55 patients who had been discussed at the
NET MDT (April-June 2015) were reviewed. Results: All MDT
recommendations were documented in case-notes within 7 days of the MDT;
62% of patients were informed of the outcome: of these, 88% were informed in
clinic. Patients were informed by a Consultant (33%), Senior doctors (46%) or
the Nurse Clinician (21%). Of the 62%, 94% had been informed of the MDT
outcome within 14 days (median time: 6 days [range 0-21]). Thirty-four
percent of General Practitioners (GPs) were informed; of these, 78% received
communication within 8 days (range 0-28). Ninety-four percent of the
recommended actions from the MDT were conducted within 14 days (median
time: 5 days [range 0-60]). Conclusion: Compliance of case-note
documentation and ensuring MDT recommendations were actioned within 2
weeks was above 90%. In most cases, patients were informed of the MDT
outcome during a clinic consultation by a member of the NET team. There
was evidence that only 62% of patients and 33% of GPs were informed of the
MDT outcome, therefore greater attention to communication and
documentation of this communication is required.
by an MDT and the outcomes should be communicated in a “timely manner”.
However, it does not specify when this should be done, or by whom. Aim(s):
To review how MDT recommendations were communicated at a ENETs
Centre of Excellence. Materials and methods: In this single-centred
retrospective study, case-notes of 55 patients who had been discussed at the
NET MDT (April-June 2015) were reviewed. Results: All MDT
recommendations were documented in case-notes within 7 days of the MDT;
62% of patients were informed of the outcome: of these, 88% were informed in
clinic. Patients were informed by a Consultant (33%), Senior doctors (46%) or
the Nurse Clinician (21%). Of the 62%, 94% had been informed of the MDT
outcome within 14 days (median time: 6 days [range 0-21]). Thirty-four
percent of General Practitioners (GPs) were informed; of these, 78% received
communication within 8 days (range 0-28). Ninety-four percent of the
recommended actions from the MDT were conducted within 14 days (median
time: 5 days [range 0-60]). Conclusion: Compliance of case-note
documentation and ensuring MDT recommendations were actioned within 2
weeks was above 90%. In most cases, patients were informed of the MDT
outcome during a clinic consultation by a member of the NET team. There
was evidence that only 62% of patients and 33% of GPs were informed of the
MDT outcome, therefore greater attention to communication and
documentation of this communication is required.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Neuroendocrinology |
| Pages | 119-119 |
| Number of pages | 1 |
| Volume | 103 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2016 |
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Manchester Cancer Research Centre
