Implementation of a weekend ceilings of care intervention in surgical inpatients at a District General Hospital

[摘要] At this district general hospital, out-ofhours rapid response calls are attended bymembers of both the on-call surgical andmedical team. Thus, it is not uncommonthat no-one on this rapid response teamhas previously met the unwell patient. Thiswas placing unnecessary anxiety on juniordoctors during on-call shifts, who may berequired to make escalation decisions forpatients without adequate understanding ofthe patient’s clinical background and priorceilings of care discussions.

[学科分类] 药学