Cancer World Newsletter - Systems & Services: A coordinated approach to multidisciplinary guidelines

Multidisciplinary guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and care can end up sidelined if they fail to command the trust of all disciplines involved or fall short of the quality criteria for guideline development that many health services now insist on. In this systems and services article, the chair of ECCO’s new Multidisciplinary Clinical Guidelines Forum explains a new initiative designed to help people get it right. What do you think: So long as the management of patients is discussed within a multidisciplinary setting, is it enough for each professional group to develop their own guidelines?  or is there value in taking a co-ordinated approach to guideline development?  You can read the article here. Press the comment button at the end and share your views.