title: Clinical handover: the importance, problems and educational interventions to improve its practice.
abstract: The clinical handover is a complex area of advanced communication in medicine and is becoming increasingly recognized as a situation where good communication is needed to ensure patient safety. This article outlines its importance and the need to make improvements.
authors.affiliation: ST7 Anaesthetist in the Department of Anaesthesia, Kings College Hospital, London SE5 9RS.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McKechnie
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000379:methods; D062209:Patient Handoff / Q000592:standards*; D061214:Patient Safety / Q000592:standards*; D058996:Quality Improvement