Coronavirus staff guidance University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Last updated: 28 October 2021 at 20:20

The following information must be communicated with the ward to where the patient is being transferred:

• Introduce yourself, and clearly state that you are calling to arrange a transfer of a patient to the ward
• Identify the patient (name, hospital number)
• Summarise the case,withthepatient’s:
  • age and gender
  • the date and time of their admission to the hospital
  • diagnosis during their admission
  • COVID-19 result (positive, negative, pending)
  • Risk of exposure to COVID-19 (at community level, on the current/previous wards)
  • list of comorbidities
  • need for any IV medications and, if so, when is the next dose planned for
  • most recent set of observations with time and date
  • laboratory results that are abnormal/pending
• Document your conversation with the ward staff (and their name) on the patient’s notes
• Do not transfer patients before discussing them with a nurse on the ward