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In this blog for the Nursing Times, Fiona Hibberts, head of the Nightingale Academy and consultant nurse at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, discusses the importance of huddles in improving patient safety and care, and in providing emotional support for staff. The author describes a huddle as "a gathering of key individuals, at a given time, to briefly discuss safety aspects of care of a group of patients in real time, escalate concerns and make plans," and highlights their importance for staff morale during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The importance of huddles in an age of social distancing - a blog by Fiona Hibberts (2 October 2020)
https://www.nursingtimes.net/opinion/in-an-age-of-social-distancing-it-is-important-to-recognise-the-contribution-of-huddles-02-10-2020/
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