How to make emergency department handovers more effective
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How to make emergency department handovers more effective

Erin Dean Health journalist

Ambulance crews and emergency department nurses work in an increasingly pressurised environment and handovers of patient information are key, here are tools and techniques to help

Ambulances queuing outside hospitals as crews wait to unload their patients is a familiar sight amid crushing pressures on health services across the UK.

Emergency Nurse. 31, 3, 14-16. doi: 10.7748/en.31.3.14.s6

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