Safety recommendation
HSIB recommends that the Royal College of Nursing develops guidance for ward-based nursing handovers with consideration of the following: how handovers are organised, their content, the environment in which they take place and the technology needed to support them.
Response:
The Royal College of Nursing has considered and accepts the recommendation to develop guidance for ward-based nursing handovers with consideration of the following: how handovers are organised, their content, the environment in which they take place and the technology needed to support them.
We are in the process of developing wider guidance regarding nursing handovers that will be applicable in all settings and will incorporate this recommendation. We expect this guidance to be published later in the year.
It will be essential that all the other recommendations that are set out in the HSIB report are also delivered to enable the improvement in access to the critical patient information that our nurses and the wider workforce need to improve safety.
Response received on 28 April 2023.