Improving weekend handover in a teaching hospital elective general surgery department

Improving weekend handover in a teaching hospital elective general surgery department

BackgroundEffective documentation and transfer of clinical information are vital for the continuity of care, patient safety, and maintaining medico-legal records, as outlined by the Royal College of Surgeons “Safe Handover: Guidance from the Working Time Directive working party”. Our elective surger...

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Main Authors: Eloise Dexter, Josephine Walshaw, Ayla Brown, Tehmina Nadeem, Marina Yiasemidou, Terence Lo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
quality improvement
handover
patient safety
teamwork
general surgery
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2023.1263502/full

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