Ambulance service lost 14 years on hospital handover delays
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Oct, 11:43 · Archive
West Midlands Ambulance Service accumulated 14 years of waiting time offloading patients into 21 regional hospitals.
West Midlands Ambulance Service has accumulated 14 years of combined waiting time offloading patients into 21 regional hospitals, according to data presented in a report. The delays have been tracked and ranked from worst to best performing hospitals in the region.
The report was presented to councillors in Shropshire, highlighting the scale of the handover problem across the hospital network in the West Midlands.

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- West Midlands Ambulance Service lost 14 years waiting to offload patients into 21 regional hospitals - dataBirmingham World · 1 Oct, 18:54
- West Midlands Ambulance Service lost 14 years waiting to offload patients into 21 regional hospitals - dataExpress & Star · 1 Oct, 18:54
In this story: West Midlands Ambulance Service · West Midlands · Shropshire
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