Safe handover : safe patients

Bywaters, E; Calvert, S; Eccles, S; Eunson, G; Macklin, D; McCullough, C; Rowland, A; Thomson, A; Miller, P; Hayden, J; Leinster, S; Rubin, P; Simpson, J; Lilleyman, J; Russell, J; Stevenson, E

Safe handover : safe patients

Bywaters, E; Calvert, S; Eccles, S; Eunson, G; Macklin, D; McCullough, C; Rowland, A; Thomson, A; Miller, P; Hayden, J; Leinster, S; Rubin, P; Simpson, J; Lilleyman, J; Russell, J; Stevenson, E

Authors

E Bywaters

S Calvert

S Eccles

G Eunson

D Macklin

C McCullough

A Rowland

A Thomson

P Miller

J Hayden

S Leinster

P Rubin

J Simpson

J Lilleyman

J Russell

E Stevenson

Abstract

This document:
• provides guidance to doctors on best practice in handover
• provides examples of good models of handover that doctors and hospital managers
can learn from
• aims to drive further developments in standardising handover arrangements
in UK hospitals.

Other Type	Manual / Guide
Deposit Date	Jan 6, 2020
Publicly Available Date	Jan 6, 2020
Related Public URLs	https://www.bma.org.uk/ https://www.bma.org.uk/advice/employment/contracts/juniors-contracts/handover
Additional Information	Corporate Creators : British Medical Association, National Patient Safety Agency, NHS Modernisation Agency Funders : British Medical Association