A national survey of medical morning handover report in Australian hospitals

Loh, Erwin

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb01429.x

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To the Editor: I was not surprised by the results published by Fassett et al1 regarding clinical handover. Despite being a crucial part of health care, clinical handover has only recently become a topical issue in the clinical governance arena.

Clinical Governance Unit, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC.

Correspondence: erwin.loh@petermac.org

1. Fassett MJ, Hannan TJ, Robertson IK, et al. A national survey of medical morning handover report in Australian hospitals. Med J Aust 2007; 187: 164-165. <MJA full text>
2. World Health Organization. WHO launches “Nine patient safety solutions”. News release, Washington/Geneva, 2 May 2007. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2007/pr22/en/index.html (accessed Sep 2007).
3. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care. National Clinical Handover Initiative. http://www.health.gov.au/internet/safety/publishing.nsf/Content/national-clinical-handover (accessed Sep 2007).
4. Victorian Quality Council. Clinical handover. http://www.health.vic.gov.au/qualitycouncil/activities/handover.htm (accessed Sep 2007).
5. Cheah L-P, Amott DH, Pollard J, Watters DAK. Electronic medical handover: towards safer medical care. Med J Aust 2005; 183: 369-372. <MJA full text>

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