Cancer patients' perspectives on multidisciplinary team working: an exploratory focus group study.

Benjamin W. Lamb; Rozh T. Jalil; Sujay Shah; Katrina Brown; Paula Allchorne; Charles Vincent; James S A Green; Nick Sevdalis

Cancer patients' perspectives on multidisciplinary team working: an exploratory focus group study.

Benjamin W. Lamb^*, Rozh T. Jalil, Sujay Shah, Katrina Brown, Paula Allchorne, Charles Vincent, James S A Green, Nick Sevdalis

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This qualitative, focus-group study explores what patients understand about the multidisciplinary team (MDT) in cancer care. Participants were positive towards MDT working, and by strengthening the role of nurses in MDT decision-making, the representation of patients' interests can be improved.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	83-91
Number of pages	9
Journal	UROLOGIC NURSING
Volume	34
Issue number	2
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2014

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