Ambulance services in England are under immense pressure, with people waiting longer than ever for ambulances to arrive. Our analysis explores how handover delays, workforce pressures and increased demand impact on overall ambulance service performance.
Tim Gardner, Assistant Director of Policy at the Health Foundation, responds to the Liberal Democrats' policy announcement on ambulance delays and corridor care
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The data analytics team delve into the range of factors that can cause delays in discharging patients from hospital.
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In England, people are waiting longer than ever for ambulances to arrive. Our analysis explains why and suggests three ways in which ambulance service performance can be improved.
New analysis by the Health Foundation on ambulance service performance in England has found that the percentage of handover times exceeding 60 minutes was seven times higher in July 2022 than in 2019.
This project aimed to improve patient experience and reduce hospital admissions through an innovative service-wide response that utilised partnership working, bespoke telephone triage assessment tools...
A North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust project, in partnership with the Advancing Quality Alliance, which involves applying the Safety Measurement and Monitoring Framework to the ‘window of care’ (f...
This project, led by the British Red Cross in partnership with the Scottish Ambulance Service, aimed to help older patients with age-related illnesses or long-term medical conditions to stay safely at...
Led by East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, in collaboration with the University of Lincoln, and working across all Ambulance trusts in England, this project aimed to improve services for people...