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The MODS method for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistant tuberculosis

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Operationalising MDT streamlining through standards of care: a framework for specification and implementation.

Tayana Soukup¹, Wasim Hamad², Ellen Quinney³

¹Department of Surgery and Cancer, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.

Frontiers in Health Services

|June 19, 2026

Summary

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Multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) can be streamlined using Standards of Care (SoCs) to prioritize complex cancer cases. A structured framework ensures safety and accountability in MDTM reform, focusing discussions where they add the most value.

Keywords:

MDT streamlining cancer services case complexity clinical governance decision-making multidisciplinary team meetings service redesign standards of care

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The MODS method for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistant tuberculosis

The MODS method for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistant tuberculosis

Published on: August 11, 2008

Area of Science:

Health Services Research
Oncology
Health Policy

Background:

Multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) are crucial for cancer treatment planning in the UK.
Increasing caseloads and complexity challenge the sustainability of the 'discuss-every-case' model.
National guidance promotes MDT streamlining using Standards of Care (SoCs) but lacks clarity on implementation.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine Standards of Care (SoCs) as a mechanism for operationalising MDT reform.
To synthesize national policy, empirical literature, and complexity research on MDT streamlining.
To present a structured framework for developing SoCs to ensure safety, consistency, and accountability.

Main Methods:

Mini-review synthesizing national policy and emerging empirical literature on MDT streamlining.
Incorporation of evidence from complexity research.
Development of a structured framework based on NHS England guidance, BAUS recommendations, and the Measure of case-Discussion Complexity (MeDiC) tool.

Main Results:

Empirical evaluations of MDT streamlining are limited and heterogeneous.
Streamlining effectiveness depends on information readiness, organizational context, and escalation criteria, not just caseload reduction.
A structured framework with multidimensional parameters (patient, pathology, treatment) enhances SoC development.

Conclusions:

Structured SoC development provides a defensible foundation for focusing MDT discussions on high-value cases.
The proposed framework addresses risks of oversimplification and inappropriate exclusion in MDT streamlining.
Transparent decision boundaries and explicit logic preserve clinical judgment and patient-centered care within reformed MDT processes.