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The Importance Implementation of Multi-disciplinary Teams in Care Services

Learning Objectives

• Explain the concept and purpose of a multi-disciplinary team in care services.
• Understand the necessity of joined-up working among various service providers.
• Discuss the role of service users, carers, and advocates in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Understand the concept of holistic approaches in care planning

What do you already know about multi-disciplinary teams in care services?

Concept and Structure of a Multi-disciplinary Team

• Multi-disciplinary team: A team in which health and care workers from different professional backgrounds and with different work roles, plan, implement and monitor an individual’s care.

The Need for Joined-up Working with Other Service Providers

• Joined-up working: A collaborative approach among different agencies or professionals to deliver comprehensive care services.
• Lack of collaboration can lead to tragic outcomes, such as the death of Victoria Climbié and Baby P.

Involvement of Service Users, Carers, and Advocates in the Multi-disciplinary Team

• Service users, carers, and advocates are key participants in multi-disciplinary teams.
• They contribute to the support, planning, and evaluation of the care provided.

Examples of Failure in Joined-up Working

• Tragic outcomes resulting from a lack of collaboration, such as the cases of Victoria Climbié and Baby P.

Definition List

• Multi-disciplinary team: A team in which health and care workers from different professional backgrounds and with different work roles, plan, implement and monitor an individual’s care.
• Joined-up working: A collaborative approach among different agencies or professionals to deliver comprehensive care services.

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