Responding to Lord Lee's original question about the government's assessment of the military situation in Afghanistan, Lord Astor of Hever told peers that Defence Secretary Liam Fox had reported a "clear sense of progress" following a recent visit to the country.

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The training includes a military communication strategy known as SBAR, for situation-background-assessment-recommendation to quickly get everyone on the team the same information about a patient's condition and the planned response.

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