Policy Library Links
The following links relate to policy documents around 7 day services. These documents will be added to over time. If you have a document that you believe should be listed here please let us know by emailing:
Acute care toolkit 1: Handover
Handover is the system by which the responsibility for immediate and ongoing care is transferred between healthcare professionals. Patients expect, and should have, a designated consultant and nurse to coordinate the multidisciplinary team. However, at times (eg night, weekends or during an emergency admission) the responsibility for care must pass from one team, or consultant, to another.
Acute care toolkit 2: High-quality acute care
Acute care toolkit 3: Acute medical care for frail older people
Acute care toolkit 4
Delivering a 12-hour, 7-day consultant presence on the acute medical unit
AoMRC: Junior doctors, the Academy's position
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AoMRC: Seven day consultant delivered care
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Caring to the End?
A review of the care of patients who died in hospital within four days of admission
Challenges and improvements in diagnostic services across seven days
Directive 2003/88/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council
Equality for all: Delivering safe care - seven days a week
Implementing 7 Day working in Imaging Departments: Good Practice Guidance
Knowing the Risk
A review of the peri-operative care of surgical patients
Learning how to achieve a seven day turnaround time in histopathology
NHS Commissioning Board, Everyone counts: Planning for patients 2013/14
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NHS England Board Paper: NHS Services, Seven days a week
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NHS England, NHS Services, seven days a week forum. Evidence base and clinical standards for the care and onward transfer of acute inpatients.
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NHS Services, Seven days a week forum; Clinical standards
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NHS Services, Seven days a week forum; Costing seven day services
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NHS Services, Seven days a week forum; Levers and incentives
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NHS Services, Seven days a week forum; Summary Report
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