Table 1.

Definitions of ward round categories

Ward round type	Definition
Acute admissions	Review of emergency admissions during the course of a 24 hour take period, often undertaken in the evening, distinct from the post-take ward round.
Post-take	Formal post-take round of emergency admissions, following completion of a 24 hour take period
Post-operative	Review of patients in the immediate post-operative period, often on an ad-hoc basis at the end of an operating list
Daily working round	Daily ward round of current inpatients under the care of a surgical firm
Other	Any round taking place not defined within a preceding category