The words to use
- STARR
- Situation, task, action, result, reflection: a structure for "tell me about a time" questions. Keep the first two short and spend most of your time on action and reflection.
- Multidisciplinary team (MDT)
- The group of professionals caring for a patient, such as doctors, nurses, pharmacists and therapists. Each leads in their own area, and decisions are made with the patient.
- SBAR
- Situation, background, assessment, recommendation: a structured way to escalate or hand over critical information. The NHS Sign up to Safety version, SBARR, adds "read back or response".
- Speaking up
- Raising a concern about safety or behaviour, however junior you are. Good Medical Practice expects doctors who lead to make it safe for people to talk about errors and concerns.
