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Fisher, Joanne D., Freeman, Karoline, Clarke, Aileen, Spurgeon, Peter, Smyth, Michael A., Perkins, Gavin D., Sujan, Mark-Alexander and Cooke, Matthew (2015) Patient safety in ambulance services : a scoping review. Health Services and Delivery Research, Volume 3 (Number 21). doi:10.3310/hsdr03210 ISSN 2050-4349.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3310/hsdr03210
Abstract
This study aimed to identify and map available evidence relating to patient safety when using ambulance services. There was inconsistency of information on attitudes and approaches to patient safety, exacerbated by a lack of common terminology. Patient safety needs to become a more prominent consideration for ambulance services and development of new models of working must include adequate training and monitoring of clinical risks. Providers and commissioners need a full understanding of the safety implications of introducing new models of care. Areas requiring further work include the safety surrounding discharging patients, patient accidents, equipment and treatment, delays in transfer/admission to hospital, and treatment and diagnosis, with a clear need for increased reliability and training for improving handover to hospital.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > R Medicine (General) | ||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > Health Sciences > Social Science & Systems in Health (SSSH) Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Ambulance service -- Safety measures, Hospital patients -- Escort Services | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Health Services and Delivery Research | ||||||
| Publisher: | NIHR Journals Library | ||||||
| ISSN: | 2050-4349 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 25 May 2015 | ||||||
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| Volume: | Volume 3 | ||||||
| Number: | Number 21 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.3310/hsdr03210 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 3 April 2018 | ||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 3 April 2018 | ||||||
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