Impact of a structured template and staff training on compliance and quality of clinical handover

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 571-574

  Ahmed, J ^a   Mehmood, S ^a   Rehman, S ^a   Ilyas, C ^a   Khan, L U R ^a  

^a SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical handover; Patient care; Training of junior doctors

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ENGLAND; HEALTH RECORDS, PERSONAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT HANDOFF;

EID: 84867894445     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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