How are handover delays from ambulances to emergency departments being addressed in the United Kingdom? A nationwide survey of ambulance services and emergency departments.

Santos Gomes B, McFadzean IJ, Driscoll T, Kingston M, Jones M, Joseph-Williams N, Goodacre S, Gwyn S, Khanom A, Pillin H, Snooks H, Carson-Stevens A, Fitzsimmons D

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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}
}

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AU  - Joseph-Williams N
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AU  - Khanom A
AU  - Pillin H
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AU  - Carson-Stevens A
AU  - Fitzsimmons D
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JO  - BMC emergency medicine
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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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