dc.contributor.author | McInnerney, D | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Chung, D | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Mughal, M | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Onifade, A | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Holden, D | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Goodman, J | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Birchall, M | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Peake, MD | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Quaife, SL | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-04-25T10:44:12Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-04-19 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/85980 | |
dc.description.abstract | INTRODUCTION: In the UK, the National Cancer Plan (2000) requires every cancer patient's care to be reviewed by a multidisciplinary team (MDT). Since the introduction of these guidelines, MDTs have faced escalating demands with increasing numbers and complexity of cases. The COVID-19 pandemic has presented MDTs with the challenge of running MDT meetings virtually rather than face-to-face.This study aims to explore how the change from face-to-face to virtual MDT meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic may have impacted the effectiveness of decision-making in cancer MDT meetings and to make recommendations to improve future cancer MDT working based on the findings. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: A mixed-methods study with three parallel phases:Semistructured remote qualitative interviews with ≤40 cancer MDT members.A national cross-sectional online survey of cancer MDT members in England, using a validated questionnaire with both multiple-choice and free-text questions.Live observations of ≥6 virtual/hybrid cancer MDT meetings at four NHS Trusts.Participants will be recruited from Cancer Alliances in England. Data collection tools have been developed in consultation with stakeholders, based on a conceptual framework devised from decision-making models and MDT guidelines. Quantitative data will be summarised descriptively, and χ2 tests run to explore associations. Qualitative data will be analysed using applied thematic analysis. Using a convergent design, mixed-methods data will be triangulated guided by the conceptual framework.The study has been approved by NHS Research Ethics Committee (London-Hampstead) (22/HRA/0177). The results will be shared through peer-reviewed journals and academic conferences. A report summarising key findings will be used to develop a resource pack for MDTs to translate learnings from this study into improved effectiveness of virtual MDT meetings.The study has been registered on the Open Science Framework (https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/D2NHW). | en_US |
dc.format.extent | e064911 - ? | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | BMJ Open | en_US |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 United States | * |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/us/ | * |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
dc.subject | HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT | en_US |
dc.subject | ONCOLOGY | en_US |
dc.subject | Telemedicine | en_US |
dc.subject | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject | COVID-19 | en_US |
dc.subject | Cross-Sectional Studies | en_US |
dc.subject | Pandemics | en_US |
dc.subject | Neoplasms | en_US |
dc.subject | Patient Care Team | en_US |
dc.title | Changing from face-to-face to virtual meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic: protocol for a mixed-methods study exploring the impact on cancer multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064911 | en_US |
pubs.author-url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37076166 | en_US |
pubs.issue | 4 | en_US |
pubs.notes | Not known | en_US |
pubs.publication-status | Published online | en_US |
pubs.volume | 13 | en_US |
qmul.funder | Cancer multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic::University College London Hospital NHS Trust | en_US |