Improving the provision and quality of safety netting instructions for patients seen in same-day emergency care (SDEC)

Abstract

advice provided. In the staff survey, the main barrier identified in delivering safety netting instructions was time pressure. DiscussionA simple intervention of including a prompt in the discharge summary pro forma significantly improved the provision of safety netting instructions. This would be feasible to replicate in similar units, and the convenience of the prompt in the proforma may allay the time pressures in a busy clinical setting. Furthermore, written and tailored instructions were preferred by surveyed patients.