Table 1

Commonly missed tasks between ASRU and  Ward 8

Task missed due to lack of handoverFrequency (%)
Antibiotic levels (gentamicin and vancomycin) and prescriptions15/15 (100)
Blood test request8/15 (53)
Medication doses8/15 (53)
Patient paperwork7/15 (47)
Radiology requests6/15 (40)
Referrals to other specialties6/15 (40)
Senior review5/15 (33)
Endoscopy requests5/15 (33)
Repeat troponin I blood test5/15 (33)
  • ASRU, Acute Surgical Receiving Unit.