7. Applying guidelines relating to preparation and follow-up
Following the guidelines will help with the process to ensure that everyone is prepared for the ward round and that follow-up is effective.
The parts of the guidelines that particularly relate to this are shown here.
Select each guideline title for a more detailed description of how it applies.
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A clearly defined and communicated purpose of the ward round relative to the overall in-patient experience, setting out the scope and limitations of the ward round: what it is for and what it is not for.
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A scoping exercise to effectively ‘declutter’ the ward round from being the function to discuss / resolve too many, significant or complex issues / matters and to recommend how issues such as treatment, s.17 leave and discharge planning may be resolved outside the ward round.
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A model where each ward round has an agreed ‘agenda’ that all parties input into and is circulated in good time to allow for preparation and follow up.
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Clear processes for the preparation and follow up of ward rounds, ensuring participants are well prepared, actions are clear and agreed, and responsibility and monitoring of actions is effective.
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Particular attention to communication with and involvement of carers and the potential barriers to this (e.g. confidentiality).