An Extended, Trust-Wide Audit Assessing the Handover Process Between Mental Health Inpatient Services and Emergency Departments

Aims: A primary audit revealed widespread non-compliance with NICE Quality Standard (QS174) in patient handovers between the emergency department and a psychiatry inpatient unit. This second audit evaluated whether the issue was specific to one ward and/or emergency department or if it was prevalent...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Joy, Rachael Elliott, Seonaid Beaumont, Femi Osukoya, Sumayyah Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2025-06-01
Series:BJPsych Open
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425106169/type/journal_article
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