title: Ambulance handovers: can a dedicated ED nurse solve the delay in ambulance turnaround times?
abstract: 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.
authors: Warwick Medical School, Coventry, West Midlands, UK.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Clarey
authors: University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, Devon, UK.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Allen
authors: Warwick Medical School, Coventry, West Midlands, UK Emergency Department, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Brace-McDonnell
authors: Warwick Medical School, Coventry, West Midlands, UK Emergency Department, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, West Midlands, UK.
authors: M W
authors: MW
authors: Cooke
mesh_terms: D000552:Ambulances; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D062209:Patient Handoff / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: emergency care systems; management, emergency department management; prehospital care; systems