Clinical handover

Clinical handover, patient handover or handover is the transfer of professional responsibility and accountability for some or all aspects of care for a patient, or group of patients, to another person or professional group on a temporary or permanent basis.[1] Failure in handover is a major source in preventable patient harm. Clinical handover is an international concern and Australia and the United Kingdom have reviewed this and developed risk reduction recommendations.[1] Some strategies to improve handover include bedside handover, using SBAR and using computerised handover sheets [2]

See also
  • Change-of-shift report (nursing)

References
  1. " Government of Western Australia Department of health, Clinical handover, Retrieved 15 September 2012". Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  2. Wendy Chaboyer et al, Bedside Handover; One Quality Improvement Strategy to “Transform Care at the Bedside”, Retrieved 15 September 2012


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