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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.

Ambulance service lost 14 years on hospital handover delays
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