Editor–I read with great interest Herring et al's professional issues paper (Clin Med Feb
2011 pp 20–2) on ward rounds and using a checklist to improve quality and safety. In the …

Discussion WRs have been in existence for centuries and yet very little is known about the
patient's opinion of this long-standing routine. Its traditional style remains impersonal. Almost …

In April 2009 a 'considerative checklist'was developed to ensure that all important aspects of
care on a team's routine and post-take general internal medicine ward rounds had been …

If you have ever been a hospital in-patient, you will know what it means to look forward to
ward rounds and to fear them at the same time. On the one hand, you lie there hoping for the …

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and most races and ethnic
groups in the United States (US), and costs over 363 billion dollars a year (American Heart …

Daily ward rounds (WR) represent a fundamental part of the delivery of surgical care. It is an
opportunity for the senior members of the team to review all aspects of the patient's treatment …

Why the ward round? For folks of a certain age the very mention of ward rounds may conjure
up the image of Sir Lancelot Spratt barking orders to an entourage of junior staff following in …

Aim: The project aims to reduce ALOS for patients undergoing elective cardiac procedures,
including angioplasty, pacemaker device implants and electrophysiology studies. Methods …

Background Surgeons administer care in an increasingly complex clinical environment.
Time constraints put strain on individual clinicians and the multidisciplinary team, increasing …

In 2008, the Special Commission of Inquiry into Acute Care Services in New South Wales
public hospitals, which focused on patient safety and quality of care, led to the …