Patient handover in perioperative care represents a critical juncture in the surgical pathway where the transfer of clinical responsibility and detailed patient information is essential to ensuring ...

Delays in the handover of patients from ambulance crews to emergency departments (EDs) across England is causing avoidable harm and knock-on care issues, a healthcare watchdog confirmed. A report by ...

The National Transitions of Care Coalition Advisory Task Force has published a free, downloadable transitions of care checklist. This checklist provides a detailed description of effective patient ...

The handover of patient information during nursing shift changes is a key area under investigation in a national effort to improve patient safety in hospitals. In one of seven projects funded by the ...

Patient safety is the cornerstone of quality healthcare, focusing on the prevention and reduction of adverse events that cause harm during medical care. It ...

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 ...