Setting up a Joint MDT meeting

• Royal MDT – lunchtime Monday

• BCH – Wednesday morning before Grand round

• Initial discussion Vascular team

• A representative from each site

8 – 11 am Wednesday chosen

• BCH surgeons already free

• RVH surgeons significant job plan changes

• All interventional radiologists

• Vascular Anaesthetists

What worked/ didn’t work?

• It happened!

• What do you feel is needed to carry out this type of work? (3C’s) Compromise, cooperation, coffee!

What have you learned?

• Decision by Monday re cases

• Chairperson

• Record of decision

What were the difficulties and challenges?

• Trying to fix it for everyone

• Interventional Radiologists – 2 sites

• Grand round

What are the next steps?

• Secretarial support

• Job plan recognition

• Evolution