RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Ambulance handovers: can a dedicated ED nurse solve the delay in ambulance turnaround times?
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 419
OP 420
DO 10.1136/emermed-2012-202258
VO 31
IS 5
A1 A Clarey
A1 M Allen
A1 S Brace-McDonnell
A1 M W Cooke
YR 2014
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/31/5/419.abstract
AB With ever increasing concern over ambulance handover delays this paper looks at the impact of dedicated A&E nurses for ambulance handovers and the effect it can have on ambulance waiting times. It demonstrates that although such roles can bring about reduced waiting times, it also suggests that using this as a sole method to achieve these targets would require unacceptably low staff utilisation.