The effect of intentional rounding on essential care.

Intentional rounding is a structured approach to the delivery of fundamental care. It is widely recognised to benefit patients and endorsed by prime minister David Cameron as giving nurses "time to care". Increased scrutiny of NHS care as a result of the Francis report, and the financial pressures caused by the requirement for the NHS to save 20bn pounds sterling by 2015 mean the need to evaluate how we coordinate and improve care has never been greater. Musgrove Park Hospital introduced intentional rounding over two years ago; this article reviews its implementation and discusses its effects on standards of care.