MDTs supporting older adults living with frailty in the community vary in their composition, relationships and design. One set of guidance won’t fit all; however, underlying best practice principles can be identified that lend themselves to being adopted and adapted for local needs.
This guidance was developed using the Dorset Frailty Toolkit, national best practice MDT guidance and a synthesis report by the Health Innovation Wessex Insight team (comprising evaluation reports on local Vanguard sites and other related projects 2016-2019 evaluating different models of integrated care). The approach was tested in Wessex on both newly developing MDT teams and already established MDT teams wanting to improve working practices.
It has been developed for health and social care professionals and those commissioning MDT services for individuals living with moderate or severe frailty in the community.
This framework has been inspired by what has worked well in Wessex. It includes:
A four step approach
How to access the toolkit
You can download the toolkit here (.zip file) or from the Resources section on this page.
Acknowledgements
Our grateful thanks to the project steering group, who reviewed and helped advise this work. Without their valuable contributions, this work would not have been possible:
*Update: Additional multidisciplinary team working resources:*
Resources
MDT frailty 4 step guide poster
MDT working framework Health Innovation Wessex
MDT working guidance and top tips
MDT working implementation pack
MDT journey of developing the approach
MDT barriers to successful implementation
MDT frailty full toolkit Health Innovation Wessex (zip file)
