Consultant sign off

CEM standard for senior review prior to discharge

9^th December 2010 - The College of Emergency Medicine has published a new standard for Consultant “sign off” of selected high risk patients being discharged from the Emergency Department. Please read the introductory letter from Jonathan Benger (Chair, Clinical Effectiveness Committee) and John Heyworth (President), which can be found below together with the standard.

We welcome comment and feedback as the new standard is introduced and develops over time. Further refinements will be required, and not all departments will yet be able to achieve this all of the time, particularly in the initial stages. Please e-mail philip.mcmillan@collemergencymed.ac.uk with your comments.

Consultant Sign-Off - Introduction

Consultant Sign-Off - Standard