RCP Acute care toolkit 1: Handover

RCP Acute care toolkit: handover

This toolkit focuses on handover, defining good handover, looking at the current problems often experienced, and setting out recommendations for improved, standardised handover protocols. 

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Published

23 March 2023

Theme

Patient Safety

Sub Theme

Acute deterioration

About

This toolkit focuses on handover, defining good handover, looking at the current problems often experienced, and setting out recommendations for improved, standardised handover protocols. Also provided are two templates, a handover proceedings sheet and a form for out-of-hours handover, which can help staff to implement the recommendations of the toolkit

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