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"Poor bedside handover"

About: Fiona Stanley Hospital / State Rehabilitation Service Wards A&B, Wards 1A& 2A

(as the patient),

I have been an inpatient at SRS1A for the past few months. Whilst I have been told that handover should happen at the bedside, and it is an accreditation standard, at least once per week the nurses do not handover at the bedside.

I have made it known that I always want handover at the bedside, yet it still gets missed frequently. I have attempted to correct this multiple times, yet the nurses still get it wrong. When I questioned a recent evening's nurses about it, I believe the nurse lied. They claimed I had not been in my room, yet I had been there for the past hour.

I have tried raising the lack of bedside handover with shift coordinators and the nurse unit managers, however it is still frequently missed. I don’t know what more I can do to get a consistent bedside handover. 

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Response from Luke Dix, Acting Executive Director, Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital Group, South Metropolitan Health Service 11 months ago
Luke Dix
Acting Executive Director, Fiona Stanley Fremantle Hospital Group,
South Metropolitan Health Service
Submitted on 17/03/2025 at 6:13 PM
Published on Care Opinion Australia on 18/03/2025 at 3:47 PM


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Dear decembertn59,

Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. I am sorry to hear about the challenges you’ve faced regarding bedside handovers. I understand how important it is for you to have this practice followed consistently. Your feedback is valuable, and I will ensure the issues you’ve raised are addressed to the relevant team.

As Care Opinion is an anonymous platform, we are unable to comment on your situation specifically. As such, I urge you to contact Patient and Family Liaison with your details on (08) 6152 4013 (Mon to Fri 8:30am to 4:30pm) or FSHFeedback@health.wa.gov.au. This will allow us to properly investigate and apply learnings wherever possible.

Kind Regards,

Luke Dix

A/Executive Director

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