HSMC ran a successful event on multi-disciplinary teams (mdts) in Birmingham on Thursday 17th November. Chaired by Dr Robin Miller and in partnership with the Strategy Unit and ICF International the event was attended by over 70 practitioners, managers and researchers with an interest collaborative working.
Along with overviews of research, policy and evaluation methodology, participants were able to learn from the experience of two innovative mdts.
The North Manchester Macmillan Palliative Care Support Service:
The Dudley Clinical Commissioning Group ‘Teams without walls’ initiative:
There was also a talk from Cancer UK regarding their national study on mdts in cancer services:
North Manchester Macmillan Palliative Care Support:
For more information on HSMC’s work on mdts and our partnership with the Strategy Unit and ICF International please contact Dr Robin Miller r.s.miller@bham.ac.uk.