Table 1.

Priorities and concerns identified by multidisciplinary task force members for the patient transfer process

	Priorities	Concerns
Anaesthesia	Communication of patient information	Time/delay getting patient into the OR if NICU team not ready for transfer
Surgery	Full team present for huddles Teamwork	Previous ‘silo’ handover model
Neonatology	NICU team to continue to provide transport	Responsibility for other potentially sick babies in the NICU if waiting in OR holding to do preoperative huddle
OR RN	Communication Teamwork	Time/delay in patient transfer
NICU RN	Remain part of patient transfer team	Time provided to prepare patient for transfer
NICU RT	Remain part of patient transfer team	Equipment/technology issues, especially with HFO/HFJV
TM	Blood product distribution	Transfer of blood products between units
Transfer Process	Patient/family confidentiality/privacy Anxiety for other families in holding	Hypothermia risk Equipment/Technology issues

OR- operating room; NICU- neonatal intensive care unit; RN- registered nurse; RT- respiratory therapist; HFO- high frequency oscillator; HFJV- high frequency jet ventilation; TM- transfusion medicine