This guidance outlines the principles and core components that underpin all neighbourhood multidisciplinary teams for children and young people.

It should be read alongside the 2025/26 priorities and operational planning guidance and the Neighbourhood health guidelines 2025/26, which sets out the six core components of neighbourhood health models. One of these components is the neighbourhood multidisciplinary team (MDT). This guidance provides further details for this core component, specifically for children and young people.