Effective handover: benefits to health professionals
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Safety is protected - lapses in the transfer of information during handover may lead to mistakes being made. This may include increased morbidity and mortality.
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Improved continuity - poor handover may lead to fragmentation and inconsistency of care.
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Decreased repetiton - patients dislike having to answer the same questions over and over again. Different individuals providing care will be accepted as long as existing team knowledge is retained.
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Increased service satisfaction - every clinician attending a patient can begin where the last left off. Patient perception of professionalism is reaffirmed and improved.
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Job satisfaction - providing the best possible quality of care is highly rewarding and is fundamental to a person's sense of job satisfaction.