Improving phlebotomy handover to doctors: a quality improvement project
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Improving phlebotomy handover to doctors: a quality improvement project
AIM To design a hospital-standardised phlebotomy handover method to improve the communication between phlebotomists and doctors. To reduce delays in patient management and discharges which occur due to poor handover. METHOD Qualitative data was collected to gauge junior doctors' experiences of the current handover process. Quantitative data was collected over a two-week period across two medi...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ Quality Improvement Reports
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2050-1315
DOI: 10.1136/bmjquality.u204813.w2033