Table 2: Briefing and debriefing card for surgical ward rounds.

Briefing

Debriefing

Personal

Personal

· All team members present.

· Introduction (Name, role, other possible role).

· Any concerns (Fitness etc, early leaver?).

· Performance and learning goals (expected finish time, learning for juniors and medical students).

· What went well?

· Room for improvement (task distribution, delegation, feedback, suggestions for improvement).

Patients

Patients

· Triaging patients.

· Navigation route for surgical ward round.

· Patient list with updated location and the results of investigations or planned investigations.

· Deviations from initial triaging.

· Deviations from planned route.

· Issues with location of patient.

· Issues with investigations.

· Suggestions for improvement.

Planning

Planning

· Job delegation among team members and any deviation if required.

· Who is leading the surgical ward round.

· Time and place of debriefing.

· Were there logistic problems?

· Problems with equipment?

· Learning goals achieved?

· Who takes responsibility for looking back the suggestions for improvement?