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Improving Medical Handover: An SHO-Led Approach to Implementing A Formalized Handover System

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  • Rachel Hallam

    (William Harvey Hospital, United Kingdom)

  • Kurun Kumar

    (William Harvey Hospital, United Kingdom)

  • Susan Akintunde

    (William Harvey Hospital, United Kingdom)

  • Opeyemi Akinnawonu

    (William Harvey Hospital, United Kingdom)

  • Saba Mahmood

    (William Harvey Hospital, United Kingdom)

  • Rabiu Momoh

    (William Harvey Hospital, United Kingdom)

Abstract

Handover is a high-risk exercise. As the number of doctors in hospitals vary between shifts, continuity of care must be secured from many professionals down to a few. Literature has repeatedly shown that handover time is when the greatest number of medical errors occur [1]. Tasks may be inefficiently handover over, mis-represented or forgotten entirely. We have shared perspectives from a quality improvement (QI) project undertaken at the William Harvey Hospital, Kent, United Kingdom towards ensuring safe and smooth handover of medical tasks between shifts at the acute medical department in this hospital.

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  • Rachel Hallam & Kurun Kumar & Susan Akintunde & Opeyemi Akinnawonu & Saba Mahmood & Rabiu Momoh, 2021. "Improving Medical Handover: An SHO-Led Approach to Implementing A Formalized Handover System," European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, European Open Science, vol. 3(6), pages 28-30, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:epw:ejmed0:v:3:y:2021:i:6:id:41114
    DOI: 10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.6.1114
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