Improving communication between doctors and patients’ next of kin: an audit

With Covid-19 and visiting restrictions, meeting patients’ relatives on the ward to update them about ongoing management and escalation plans does not happen very often. The aim of this audit was to evaluate the quality of communication between doctors and a patient’s next of kin in a community hospital.

Introduction Communicating with older adults can sometimes be challenging for a number of reasons. Therefore, involving next of kin in decision-making is extremely important. The aim of this audit was to evaluate the quality of communication between doctors and a patient’s next of kin in a community hospital. Objective: To determine if consent was obtained from a patient prior to speaking to next of kin. To determine if communication between doctors and next of kin takes place within the first 48 hours of admission on working days. To determine if the discussions regarding the ReSPECT (Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency

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