TY - JOUR T1 - Improving handover between medical rotations for doctors in training – a quality improvement project JF - Future Healthcare Journal JO - Future Healthc J SP - s41 LP - s42 DO - 10.7861/fhj.7.1.s41 VL - 7 IS - Suppl 1 AU - Chaw Kay Khine AU - Brian McCann AU - Jia-Wei Tang AU - Francis Kynaston-Pearson Y1 - 2020/02/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/7/Suppl_1/s41.abstract N2 - Handover is an essential part of ward induction for doctors rotating into new medical specialties. There is a lack of formal handover or communication from the previous team, resulting in loss of key knowledge and continuity of care. This hinders new doctors from being effective on the first day and contributes to doctors not feeling adequately prepared before starting in a new rotation. Poor communication is the biggest contributor to hospital errors,1 and poor-quality handover jeopardises patient safety.2 An up-to-date dedicated handbook or reference guide produced by … ER -