Professional-to-Professional Communication

Uses

Benefits

Risks & contraindications

Highlighted claims

• Eight papers suggested that collaboration with colleagues reduced professional isolation and improved clinician confidence. — Communication during out-of-hours primary care contacts for people with a terminal illness: a scoping review
• Many terminal care calls to out-of-hours services come from district nurses, care home staff, nursing home staff, or other healthcare professionals. — Communication during out-of-hours primary care contacts for people with a terminal illness: a scoping review
• Some out-of-hours general practitioners were reluctant to seek specialist advice or did not know whom to call. — Communication during out-of-hours primary care contacts for people with a terminal illness: a scoping review
• Tension arose between nurses seeking prescription authorisation and clinicians who felt they lacked sufficient direct assessment information for high-stakes decisions. — Communication during out-of-hours primary care contacts for people with a terminal illness: a scoping review
• The Gold Standards Framework for Care Homes improved trust and collaboration between nursing homes and out-of-hours clinicians. — Communication during out-of-hours primary care contacts for people with a terminal illness: a scoping review