Clinical handover refers to the transfer of professional responsibility and accountability for some or all aspects of care for a patient, or group of patients, to another person or professional group on a temporary or permanent basis.
Clinical handover is recognised as an important source of error but also as a unique opportunity for a range of healthcare professionals to work together to optimise patient safety.
The increase in patient co-morbidity and complexity of care in addition to changes to non consultant hospital doctor’s (NCHDs) working patterns have created the urgent need for a paradigm shift in the way clinical handover is conducted in acute hospitals. Now more than ever a reliable, inter-disciplinary consistent approach is needed.
The guideline is timely, provides a standardised approach nationally and allows for flexibility to the local context. It was identified as a priority project by the Health Service Executive, the Department of Health and the Health Information and Quality Authority.
The guideline combines research, national and international consultation and consensus opinion.
We are particularly grateful for the input from patient groups and the sound and practical feedback advice from healthcare staff nationally and internationally.
‘Without effective communication, competent individuals
form an incompetent team’ (Lingard 2012)
Dr. Dorothy Breen
________________________
and
Eilish Croke, co-chairs of the Guideline Development Group
________________________
Clinical handover refers to the transfer of professional responsibility and accountability for some or all aspects of care for a patient, or group of patients, to another person or professional group on a temporary or permanent basis.Clinical handover is recognised as an important source of error but also as a unique opportunity for a range of healthcare professionals to work together to optimise patient safety.The increase in patient co-morbidity and complexity of care in addition to changes to non consultant hospital doctor’s (NCHDs) working patterns have created the urgent need for a paradigm shift in the way clinical handover is conducted in acute hospitals. Now more than ever a reliable, inter-disciplinary consistent approach is needed.The guideline is timely, provides a standardised approach nationally and allows for flexibility to the local context. It was identified as a priority project by the Health Service Executive, the Department of Health and the Health Information and Quality Authority.The guideline combines research, national and international consultation and consensus opinion.We are particularly grateful for the input from patient groups and the sound and practical feedback advice from healthcare staff nationally and internationally.‘Without effective communication, competent individualsform an incompetent team’ (Lingard 2012)Dr. Dorothy Breen________________________andEilish Croke, co-chairs of the Guideline Development Group________________________
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