Introduction
Safety in health care depends on effective communication: the complete, accurate, timely, unambiguous transfer of information that is understood by the person receiving it. 4
We aim to provide safe and effective care to our patients at all times. However, this may be difficult in an environment where time is limited, there are frequent interruptions, there is variation in patient acuity and expectations on the workforce seem to be ever increasing.
This module will address some issues that are often associated with communication during an inter-hospital clinical handover.