How WhatsApp is used in clinical communication, what the literature says about its risks and benefits for patient safety, and the open research questions.

Evaluating enhanced paramedic roles in ambulance-to-hospital handover for time-critical emergencies and their effect on patient flow and safety.

A taxonomy of clinical handover mnemonics: the core processes and functions they cover and what this means for safe, structured patient handover.

A systematic review of interventions to improve physician inpatient handoffs, including I-PASS, and their effects on errors and safety.

What a million Medicare admissions show about hospitalist handoffs and 30-day mortality, and what it means for continuity of care.

What the clinical handover and handoff literature shows about patient safety, and the research agenda for safer handovers.

How bedside nursing handover improves hospital efficiency, communication and patient safety compared with traditional handover.