Addressing ambulance handover delays must be a “system-wide priority”, according to a nurse leader behind a new report into the patient harm caused by these waits. The Association of Ambulance Chief ...
HealthLeaders: For working nurses, what are the most important takeaways from your study? Jeffs: 1. Patients described the bedside nursing handover as engaging, personal, and informative. The bedside ...
Michelle Gray recalls from her years as a critical-care nurse that many patients and their families had no idea what was going on with their care. She realized that lack of information made being in ...
The handover of patient information during nursing shift changes is a key area under investigation in a national effort to improve patient safety in hospitals. In one of seven projects funded by the ...
Tackling ambulance handover delays and vaccination programmes are among key elements of the winter preparedness plan for the health service.