How are handover delays from ambulances to emergency departments being addressed in the United Kingdom? A nationwide survey of ambulance services and emergency departments.
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- 10.1186/s12873-026-01532-9
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- 2026 Mar 27
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- BMC emergency medicine
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12873-026-01532-9,
title = {How are handover delays from ambulances to emergency departments being addressed in the United Kingdom? A nationwide survey of ambulance services and emergency departments.},
author = {Santos Gomes B and McFadzean IJ and Driscoll T and Kingston M and Jones M and Joseph-Williams N and Goodacre S and Gwyn S and Khanom A and Pillin H and Snooks H and Carson-Stevens A and Fitzsimmons D},
year = {2026},
journal = {BMC emergency medicine},
doi = {10.1186/s12873-026-01532-9},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-026-01532-9}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - How are handover delays from ambulances to emergency departments being addressed in the United Kingdom? A nationwide survey of ambulance services and emergency departments. AU - Santos Gomes B AU - McFadzean IJ AU - Driscoll T AU - Kingston M AU - Jones M AU - Joseph-Williams N AU - Goodacre S AU - Gwyn S AU - Khanom A AU - Pillin H AU - Snooks H AU - Carson-Stevens A AU - Fitzsimmons D PY - 2026 JO - BMC emergency medicine DO - 10.1186/s12873-026-01532-9 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-026-01532-9 ER -
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B, S. G., IJ, M., T, D., M, K., M, J., N, J., S, G., S, G., A, K., H, P., H, S., A, C., & D, F. (2026). How are handover delays from ambulances to emergency departments being addressed in the United Kingdom? A nationwide survey of ambulance services and emergency departments.. BMC emergency medicine. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-026-01532-9
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