2.4.24 Patient handover Estimated reading: 1 minute 22 views Authors Aim and purpose Regulation of the transfer of a patient to the care of another department. See also intensive care unit, operating theater, transfer within the hospital, shift handover on the ward. The content and addressee of the handover is documented Area of application Description Resources Risks Documentation Responsibility and qualification Notes and comments Applicable documents Literature Terms Attachments 2.4 Guiding the treatment - Previous 2.4.23 Transmission of critical results of diagnostic findings Next - 2.4 Guiding the treatment 2.4.25 Tumor board