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New guidance is needed on nursing handovers within hospital wards to ensure that staff have access to critical patient information, according to a new report from the Healthcare Safety Investigation ...

Objectives: Handover across care boundaries poses additional challenges due to the different professional, organizational and cultural backgrounds of the participants involved. This paper provides a ...

Adults admitted with a medical emergency have a structured patient handover during transitions of care. Evidence of structured (verbal and written or electronic) handover processes during transitions ...