Patient handover in perioperative care represents a critical juncture in the surgical pathway where the transfer of clinical responsibility and detailed patient information is essential to ensuring ...

A lack of consistency among postoperative patient handovers can lead to poor clinical outcomes, according to research published in the July issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia. Researchers from the ...

Delays in the handover of patients from ambulance crews to emergency departments (EDs) across England is causing avoidable harm and knock-on care issues, a healthcare watchdog confirmed. A report by ...

The county's five A&E departments all saw a fall in ambulance transfer times between April 2024 and November this year, according to Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS). The Northern General Hospital in ...

Ambulance handover times in England have shown signs of improving, but a new report suggested there is still a long way to go before performance targets are reached. An analysis by the Association of ...

A new study shows that when clinicians hear a patient described with negatively biased language, they develop less empathy towards the patient and, in some cases, become less accurate in recalling the ...

About The Study: In this cohort study, implementation of the sickest patients first (SIPS) surgical handover system (introduction, situation, background, assessment, recommendation; prioritize; ...

Yorkshire Ambulance Service says patients arriving at A&E are waiting less time for handovers [BBC] Patients are waiting shorter times to be transferred from ambulances to hospital A&E departments in ...