Our quality improvement project was designed to enable delivery of high-quality board
rounds across the hospital with a view to improving patient flow. We designed a Patient …

The ward round is central to healthcare practices, to good professional practice and to safe
quality care for patients. There is no one single ward round practice but many. Each consists …

The effective movement of patients between departments and organisations, along
pathways of care, and around the wider health and care system, is an essential part of …

Inefficient clinic systems leading to prolonged wait times at primary care clinics are a source
of frustration for patients, physicians, staff and administration. Measuring and shortening …

Objective Internationally, there is growing interest in the applicability of visual management
in healthcare, although little is known about the extent of its effectiveness. In the past 5 years …

Doctors' and nurses' leaders have called for ward rounds to be restored to the position they
once held as the cornerstone of hospital care and for a “concerted culture change” to enable …

The role of a junior doctor involves preparing for the morning ward round. At a time when
there are gaps on rotas and doctors' time is more stretched, this can be a source of …

Background Ward rounds are a fundamental part of hospital culture and teaching on rounds
has a long tradition. Yet evidence points towards increasing difficulties in delivering ward …

Conclusions The Francis Report concerned poor quality care. In response, care rounds
support care education, by having quality sourced patient feedback delivered in real time to …

Abstract Background Ward rounds (WRs) are a daily organisational process in hospitals.
Studies have found variation however in the definition and objectives of WRs, where they …