Delays in the handover of patients from ambulance crews to emergency departments (EDs) across England is causing avoidable harm and knock-on care issues, a healthcare watchdog confirmed. A report by ...

The Royal College of Physicians, based in London, has published a free, downloadable toolkit focusing on patient handovers. The toolkit provides “a framework for standardization of clinical handover ...

Ambulance handover times in England have shown signs of improving, but a new report suggested there is still a long way to go before performance targets are reached. An analysis by the Association of ...

Use of a standardized protocol may improve patient handovers and reduce the risk of mortality, according to research presented at the 2011 annual meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular ...

Patients spent nearly 30,000 hours waiting to be transferred from ambulances to hospital departments in December, new figures from West Midlands Ambulance Service show. Sign up for the top news ...

The Department of Health has said that from April 27, ambulance crews should automatically be released from emergency ...

During handover delays at hospitals, ambulance are often seen in queues outside A&E (PA) (PA Wire) Analysis of figures by The Independent shows in October, eight of the 10 worst-performing hospital ...

Patients are waiting shorter times to be transferred from ambulances to hospital A&E departments in South Yorkshire than last year, the ambulance service has said. The county's five A&E departments ...

About The Study: In this cohort study, implementation of the sickest patients first (SIPS) surgical handover system (introduction, situation, background, assessment, recommendation; prioritize; ...

Human Factors & Ergonomics Society Delaware Valley Chapter Presents A Lecture by Dr. Ellen J. Bass Patient Handover Assessment Factors and Considerations Thursday, November 21, 2013 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. ...

Almost 300 patients were left waiting in ambulances outside hospitals for more than an hour in the Black Country and Staffordshire in one week, figures show. Sign up for the top news stories every day ...