Local Innovation

The following resources have been developed across NSW as part of local Safe Clinical Handover implementation.

Business Rules

Clinical business rule: bedside clinical handover ( pdf - 239 KB) - South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service
A guide for bedside clinical handover for nursing and midwifery.

Clinical business rule: nursing/midwifery team leader/in-charge role in clinical handover ( pdf - 233 KB) - South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service
A guide for the Team Leader Role in clinical handover.

Guide to using the shift / patient summary sticker and Clinical Handover Tool ( pdf - 277 KB) - Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service
Procedures to use the tools and checklists in patient summary and clinical handover process, including clinical notes, risk assessment review and management measures.

Evaluation Tools

Safe clinical handover questionnaire ( pdf - 279 KB) - North Coast Area Health Service
An evaluation questionnaire for nursing/midwifery shift to shift handover.

Clinical communication and handover audit tool ( pdf - 306 KB) - Hunter New England Area Health Service
Clinical communication and handover audit tool used within the HNEAHS.

Communication Resources

ICU Project WaTCHDOg ( pdf - 209 KB) - Sydney South West Area Health Service
WaTCHDOg stands for: Ward Round, Team, Communicate, Handover, Documentation, Outcomes. Liverpool Hospital ICU introduced a 2 page brochure for staff, to assist in the provision of a consistent approach to clinical handover, ward rounds, documentation, delivery of evidence-based care and a guide for complex/long stay patient review. Incorporated into the brochure is a simple outline of a Care Plan for the day.

Nursing/Midwifery managers letter ( Word - 393 KB) - South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service
Template of a letter for Nursing/ Midwifery Managers regarding the bedside clinical handover.

Clinical handover for Allied Health Professionals ( pdf - 170 KB) - Greater Western Area Health Service
A communication framework for Allied Health Staff, including C-CEBAR an adaptation for Allied Health Professionals from the iSoBAR tool.

The communication tools used within the Hunter New England Area Health Service are available from the ISBAR Revisited page on the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care website.

Information sheets for patients on the bedside handover in community languages - South Eastern Sydney Illawarra Area Health Service
English ( pdf - 218 KB) | Arabic ( pdf - 95 KB) | Chinese ( pdf - 191 KB) | Greek ( pdf - 131 KB) | Italian ( pdf - 59 KB) | Macedonian ( pdf - 129 KB)

Patient Safety Handover Checklists - Sydney West Area Health Service

Checklists for use by nursing staff at bedside handover.

Medication & Risk Assessment Tools

Admission medication history ( pdf - 68 KB) - Hunter New England Area Health Service
Form to record patient medications on admission, includes medication list, issues, social information and past history.

Medication history and reconciliation ( pdf - 41 KB) - Sydney South West Area Health Service
Form to record patient's medical history, includes checklist, allergies, risk assessment and discharge checklist.

Community Care Zoning - Northern Sydney Central Coast Area Health Service

Care zoning provides a supervisory framework that supports a structured approach to clinical risk assessment and the ongoing monitoring. These tools were developed in the context of acute mental health in-patient units and have been successfully used in a community setting.

Care zoning pilot: a quick guide for assertive outreach & residential service (AORS) ( pdf - 74 KB)
Overview of the care zoning methods and tools.
Community care zoning assessment and review form ( pdf - 71 KB)
Checklist of risks to the person in community/home settings.
Care zoning risk review tool ( pdf - 68 KB)
Criteria for risk assessment for Assertive Outreach and Residential Service Care zoning.
Community care zoning pilot: survey questions and responses ( pdf - 64 KB)
The questions used to evaluate the community care zoning pilot program and percentages of the responses.