Almost half (47%; n = 14) of the participants described having some awareness of a handover process prior to being invited to take part in the study, with 8 (27%) having experienced this through the ...
Poor handover and communication between professionals has a negative impact on patient safety (Wong et al, 2008; World Health Organization, 2007). The Keogh review (2013) gave examples of poor-quality ...
Patient handover—the structured transfer of responsibility and clinical information between healthcare professionals—constitutes a cornerstone of safe, continuous care across settings. It spans ...
Continuity of information underlies continuity of care. Handover constitutes the transfer of professional responsibility and accountability for some or all aspects of care for a patient, or group of ...
Background: Maternity clinical handover serves to address the gaps in knowledge existing when transitions between individuals or groups of clinicians occur throughout the antenatal, intra-partum and ...
Poor handover and communication between professionals has a negative impact on patient safety (Wong et al, 2008; World Health Organization, 2007). The Keogh review (2013) gave examples of poor-quality ...