This article is for care staff and team leaders who prepare residents' information for Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings. By the end, you'll know how to give Evo Researcher the details it needs, upload the documents you have, and read the briefing it produces, so your team has one clear document to work from.
It covers what Evo Researcher does, what you need before you start, what the briefing includes, and the points it flags before the meeting.
What Evo Researcher does
Evo Researcher looks up a resident's records in Access Point of Care and combines them with any documents you upload. You can then work from one briefing instead of searching through several separate records.
To start, give Evo Researcher:
The resident's name.
The date of the MDT meeting.
Your name and role.
You can then upload documents such as:
Assessments.
Care notes.
Medication records.
Risk assessments.
GP correspondence.
Previous MDT minutes.
Before you start
Set up your project before you begin, so each resident's information stays separate and easy to find.
đ¤Tip: We recommend one project per resident, so records stay separate.
đNote: The Access Point of Care connectors are linked to this template by default, so you can start straight away.
What the briefing covers
The briefing is organised into the following sections:
Resident overview.
Current health status.
Risk summary.
GP and clinical correspondence.
Care plan review.
Outstanding actions.
Items for discussion.
Information gaps.
Points flagged for attention.
The briefing always lists information gaps, even when there are few, so you can see what is missing before the meeting.
Points flagged for attention
Some points are flagged so you can act on them before the meeting. The briefing flags:
Safeguarding concerns, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) applications and mental capacity issues, marked with a warning symbol.
PRN (as-needed) medicines given more than three times in the last seven days, if you have the medication module.
A warning if the most recent document is more than 14 days old, so you can check for newer records before the meeting.
Sources and accuracy
The briefing uses only your uploaded documents and connected Access Point of Care records. It does not draw on general knowledge or internet sources.
Why it helps
Information from several records is brought into one structured briefing. Gaps and safeguarding points are flagged before the meeting, so your team can spend more of the meeting discussing care and less of it searching for information.
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