title: Managing change in the nursing handover.
abstract: In this article, the author describes how nurses on an acute medical ward changed the way in which patient information was shared between patients and nurses. The change resulted in an improvement in both consistency and continuity of patient care.
authors.affiliation: Medical Unit, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010358:Patient Participation