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 ...

The Royal College of Physicians, based in London, has published a free, downloadable toolkit focusing on patient handovers. The toolkit provides “a framework for standardization of clinical handover ...

Use of a standardized protocol may improve patient handovers and reduce the risk of mortality, according to research presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular ...

Completely handing a patient off from one anesthesiologist to another during cardiac surgery is associated with significantly higher risks of mortality, as well as longer stays in the ICU and hospital ...

Emergency Department handover practices are a critical aspect of patient safety and care continuity. Integral to the transition of responsibility from pre-hospital services to in-hospital teams, ...

Human Factors & Ergonomics Society Delaware Valley Chapter Presents A Lecture by Dr. Ellen J. Bass Patient Handover Assessment Factors and Considerations Thursday, November 21, 2013 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. ...

Poor clinical handover in hospitals is rendering the system prone to misses and near misses, warn doctors in a letter to this week's BMJ. The introduction of the European Working Time Directive has ...

A "dramatic deterioration" in ambulance handover performance is placing a significant and increasing number of patients at ...

The participants in this study described patient-centred strategies to promote quality and safety through handover through TSA between clinicians as well as patients (and support people). This ...