Surgical handover: Aspiring to easy access without breach of patient confidentiality

Clinical Otolaryngology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-84

  Stimpson, P ^a   Joshi, A ^b   Oakley, R ^b   Simo, R ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENTIALITY; E-MAIL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; LETTER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 60849126157     PISSN: 17494478     EISSN: 17494486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-4486.2008.01835.x     Document Type: Letter

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4. The Royal College of Surgeons of England 2007) Safe Handover: Guidance From the Working Time Directive Working Party. RCSE, London (http://www.rcseng. ac.uk/publications/docs)