CP55 SBAR handover communication tool
Target Audience
All clinical staff.
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to ensure that all clinical staff adopt the SBAR tool in order to improve clinical communications. Inadequate verbal or written communication is recognised as being the most common root cause of serious error both clinically and organisationally.
Origin
Lead Executive
Director of Nursing Therapies Patient Partnership
Document Author
Deputy Director of Nursing and Therapies
01244 397 662
Temporary Staffing Manager
0151 482 7936
Policy dates & history
Implementation Date
01 June 2012
Approval Meeting
Patient Safety and Effectiveness Sub Committee