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New Starter Onboarding Checklist
Everything sorted before and on day one so your new starter feels welcomed and nothing legal or practical gets missed.
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- Record the date, time and the names of the staff handing over and taking over the shift
- List each person being cared for and flag anyone whose condition, mood or needs have changed
- Note any falls, incidents, accidents or near-misses during the shift and what was done about them
- Flag medication that was given late, refused, withheld or that still needs to be administered
- Record any appointments, visits or activities coming up, and anything the next shift must prepare for
- Note new or changed instructions from a GP, district nurse, family or manager since the last handover
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Shift Handover Sheet
Passes the full picture from one shift to the next so the incoming team knows exactly what changed and what still needs doing.
10 checksPDF + phoneReviewed for 2026Source: Care Quality Commission single assessment framework ("safe" and "well-led" key questions); NICE guidance on continuity of care.
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What’s on it
10 things to check.
Everything that matters, nothing that does not. Here is the full list, exactly as it appears on the template.
- 1Record the date, time and the names of the staff handing over and taking over the shift
- 2List each person being cared for and flag anyone whose condition, mood or needs have changed
- 3Note any falls, incidents, accidents or near-misses during the shift and what was done about them
- 4Flag medication that was given late, refused, withheld or that still needs to be administered
- 5Record any appointments, visits or activities coming up, and anything the next shift must prepare for
- 6Note new or changed instructions from a GP, district nurse, family or manager since the last handover
- 7Flag any safeguarding concerns or things being monitored, and who has been informed
- 8Confirm tasks left unfinished and exactly where they have got to, so nothing is dropped
- 9Make sure the incoming team can ask questions face to face, not just read the sheet
- 10Both the outgoing and incoming staff sign and time the handover to show it was completed
Good to know
A clear handover supports CQC's "safe" and "well-led" key questions; poor or rushed handovers are a recognised cause of missed care and medication errors, which is why structured, recorded handovers are expected in regulated care settings.
Source: Care Quality Commission single assessment framework ("safe" and "well-led" key questions); NICE guidance on continuity of care.
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