title: Using a communication framework at handover to boost patient outcomes.
abstract: This article provides nurses with a simple structure to aid effective communication. It explains how one trust implemented the situation-background-assessment-recommendation (SBAR) structure to improve patient handover, and outlines the benefits for nurses and patients.
authors.affiliation: South Devon Healthcare Foundation Trust, Torbay.
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Christie
authors.forename: Hazel
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Robinson
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010346:Patient Care Management; D019555:Physician-Nurse Relations; D017010:Reminder Systems; D012308:Risk Management