Ward rounds (WR) are central to the provision of hospital-based care and allow the multidisciplinary team to deliver an integrated system of treatment to the patient. The goals of the WR include: enhancing the quality of care; improving communication; addressing patient concerns and problems; planning and evaluating treatment, Multi-professional training and education is also enhanced. However, the patients' experience of the contemporary WR is less well defined. While two surgical audits of patients' perception demonstrated overall satisfaction, there is a Sack of literature on the subject. Patient care and well-being should be the primary objective, and as little is known about this topic, an audit was performed to examine patient perceptions of the WR.
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