TY - JOUR T1 - Transitions of care in the perioperative period – a review JF - Clinical Medicine JO - Clin Med SP - 446 LP - 449 DO - 10.7861/clinmed.2019.0235 VL - 19 IS - 6 AU - Anne-Marie Bougeard AU - Beverley Watkins Y1 - 2019/11/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/19/6/446.abstract N2 - The perioperative period extends from the moment of contemplation of surgery through to recovery at home. Patients on a surgical pathway will experience multiple transition points in their care. As we move to more collaborative working and caring for increasingly medically complex patients, we must establish robust processes to mitigate against the potential for patient harm posed by these multiple transition points. This article reviews best practice and guidance on handover of care throughout the perioperative period. We will look at models of transition of care beyond the hospital environment and how better use of community resources can smooth the transition of care out of hospital for ongoing rehabilitation. ER -