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Safety-netting in the consultation.
journal contribution
posted on 2023-07-26, 15:56 authored by Peter J. Edwards, Paul Silverston, Jane Sprackman, Damian RolandSafety-netting has become a widely used term to
describe an array of activities both within the
consultation and on systems levels. Within the
consultation, safety-netting is considered best
practice, and often an expected clinical standard,
particularly in primary and emergency care.1 2 The
term was first coined by Roger Neighbour in 1987 as
an in-consultation tool for managing clinical
uncertainty.3 Safety-netting advice has since been
defined as: “Information shared with a patient or
their carer, designed to help them identify the need
to seek further medical help if their condition fails to
improve, changes, or if they have concerns about
their health.”4 5 This article outlines the principles
and evidence base (box 1) of safety-netting and offers
an approach to giving effective safety-netting advice.
History
Refereed
- Yes
Volume
378Issue number
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0Publication title
The BMJISSN
1756-1833External DOI
Publisher
BMJFile version
- Published version
Language
- eng