Aims and Objectives To identify, appraise and synthesise current evidence regarding
organisation‐wide interprofessional practice issues that facilitate or inhibit effective …

Objectives Junior doctors are frequently the first doctor to be called by a nurse to review
patients whose clinical status has declined in hospital wards, yet little is known about how …

Aim To understand the issues surrounding collaborative practice and collaboration
experiences among general ward staff in the escalation of care for clinically deteriorating …

Despite the widespread introduction of rapid response systems (RRS)/medical emergency
teams (MET), there is still controversy regarding how effective they are. While there are …

Rapid reponse teams emerged 27 years ago to identify deteriorating patients and reduce
preventable harm. There are concerns that such teams have deskilled hospital staff …

Background Nurses and junior doctors are often the first clinicians to recognise signs of
deterioration in patients. However, there can be barriers to having conversations about …

Background: Overnight, physicians in training receive less direct supervision. Decreased
direct supervision requires trainees to appropriately assess patients at risk of clinical …

Purpose Medical patients whose care needs exceed what is feasible on a general ward, but
who do not clearly require critical care, may be admitted to an intermediate care unit (IMCU) …

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Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the current utilisation of altered rapid
response calling criteria (ARRCCs) at a tertiary hospital. Methods A retrospective review of …