Assessing risks to paediatric patients: conversation analysis of situation awareness in huddle meetings in England.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To analyse the language and conversation used in huddles to gain a deeper understanding of exactly how huddles proceed in practice and to examine the methods by which staff members identify at-risk patients.

Setting

Paediatric wards in four English hospitals, which were part of a 12-hospital cohort participating in the Situation Awareness for Everyone programme. Wards varied by geographical region and type of hospital.

Participants

Paediatric staff on wards in four English hospitals.

Design

Ethnomethodology and conversation analysis of recorded safety huddles.

Methods

This study represents the first analysis of huddle interaction. All huddle meetings taking place on four wards across four different hospitals were audio recorded and transcribed

SUBMITTER: Hayes J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6537966 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature