1. Handover Protocol Residential Oncall Non Residential Oncall
Incoming Oncall Doctor arrives for shift The times of your oncall shift will reflect a 30 min cross over period on the rota which is when handover should take place.
Non Residential Oncall
Incoming Oncall Doctor starts shift from home. The times of your oncall shift will reflect a 30 min cross over period
on the rota which is when handover should take place.
Face to Face Handover
You must have a face to face handover with your colleague.
Do not leave your shift until this has taken place.
Telephone Handover Incoming Doctor
Trainees should make contact over the phone with the
incoming doctor and hand over any events.
Contact can be made through switchboard
Bleep/Mobile Phone Handover
Please hand over your bleep / duty Mobile / alarm during handover directly to the incoming doctor.
(Do not leave it with another member of staff)
Telephone Handover Consultant The junior doctor oncall is responsible for reporting to the Consultant
by telephone at the beginning and at the end of the shift.
Written - Handover Book
All trainees should record handover in the handover book provided
so that there is something tangible in evidence if ever there is a question about what was handed over and what was not
Written - Handover Book
The first thing the trainee should do on return to work is to
record handover in the handover book provided so that there is
something tangible in evidence if ever there is a question about
what was handed over and what was not
Telephone Handover Consultant The junior doctor oncall is responsible for reporting to the Consultant
by telephone at the beginning and at the end of the shift as required.
Completed Handover Books
Should be sent to the Medical Education Department at either Canterbury Education Centre or Maidstone Academic Centre
Replacement Handover Books
Can be ordered from the Medical Education Department at either Canterbury Education Centre or Maidstone Academic Centre
Any problems
In the first instance - Contact your Locality Tutor Dr Tony Beirne Dartford, Dr Mallika Sundaram Medway, Dr Maria Agundez East Kent, Dr Hina Agha Maidstone
Unable to Resolve your problem with the Locality Tutor
Contact your Director of Medical Education – Dr Aamer Sarfraz