(Dr Mark Temple is acute care fellow at the RCP's Medical Workforce Unit.)

It's claimed critical ward rounds in hospitals are being neglected because
staff are so overstretched. 

The Royal Colleges of Physicians and Nursing say fewer workers, tighter
budgets and more admissions have seen the quality of ward rounds deteriorate. 

Dr Mark Temple, from the Royal College of Physicians, says the ward round is
particularly important for new patients.

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