Strengthening Patient Safety in Respiratory Wards by Developing a Weekend Continuity Checklist
Introducing a structured weekend handover checklist significantly improved handover completeness, documentation quality, and clinical preparedness for weekend teams. This low-cost, sustainable tool reduced process-related errors and enhanced patient safety and continuity of care. The findings support wider adoption of standardized handover protocols to strengthen weekend care delivery across hospital settings.
Authors
- Zain Bin Iftikhar
Institutions
- East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-11-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.97546
- Primary Topic
- Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00