Ambulance crew availability reduced by hospital handover delays

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• 2016 → 2024Jade Griffiths-Jones7 years 11 months after Peter Scott · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

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  Both reports highlight insufficient ambulance resources leading to delayed responses and risk to patients. The earlier report cites general resource shortages and capacity management plans, while the later report specifies that hospital handover delays caused the resource shortage.

  Peter Scott · 26 May 2016

  “I remain very concerned about resource issues for this ambulance service. I raised similar concerns in a Prevention of Future Deaths Report”

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  Jade Griffiths-Jones · 17 Apr 2024

  “There was 3 available ambulance resource within the sector at that point in time with 54 Category 2 and 43 Category 3 cases awaiting resource allocation”

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  “The need for an urgent review of resources to reduce the risk of future deaths”

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• 2023 → 2024Jade Griffiths-Jones9 months after Lee Dryden · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

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  Both reports highlight that ambulance services could not meet category 2 response targets because hospital handover delays left insufficient ambulances available.

  Lee Dryden · 2 Aug 2023

  “Yorkshire Ambulance Service were unable to respond to [the deceased]'s call until 2 hours and 26 minutes had passed. Yorkshire Ambulance Service were on their highest level of escalation at that time with significant delays at hospital handover caused or contributed to the delay in an ambulance being available to [the deceased].”

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  Jade Griffiths-Jones · 17 Apr 2024

  “first call (captured at 13:00:32) identified that there were delays in the mean and 90th percentile response times for Category 1, 2, 3 calls. There was 3 available ambulance resource within the sector at that point in time with 54 Category 2 and 43 Category 3 cases awaiting resource allocation, and 16 cases yet to be prioritised.”

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• 2023 → 2024Sophie Hindmarsh9 months after Lee Dryden · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.92 · high

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  Both reports describe prolonged ambulance response times caused by delays in hospital patient off‑loading/handover that left ambulances unavailable.

  Lee Dryden · 2 Aug 2023

  “Yorkshire Ambulance Service were unable to respond to [the deceased]'s call until 2 hours and 26 minutes had passed.”

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  Sophie Hindmarsh · 29 Apr 2024

  “The ambulance finally arrived at 0731 on 21 July 2022, 4 hours and 46 minutes after the call.”

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• 2016 → 2024Sophie Hindmarsh7 years 11 months after Christopher Fields · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

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  Both reports highlight that ambulance services took far longer than the target response time to reach patients. The core issue is excessive delays in ambulance arrival despite appropriate call categorisation.

  Christopher Fields · 18 May 2016

  “The calls (999) to the ambulance service were properly coded and applied by the call-taker leading to a Green 2 response. This should have led to a vehicle attending within 20 minutes. In the event, the vehicle did not arrive for 2 hours 8 minutes.”

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  Sophie Hindmarsh · 29 Apr 2024

  “The ambulance service was called at 0245 on 21 July 2022 and the call was coded as a Category 2 at 0251 call requiring a response within 40 minutes. The ambulance finally arrived at 0731 on 21 July 2022, 4 hours and 46 minutes after the call.”

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  “NWAS is currently exploring better ways to minimise lengthy waits during high demand periods and has also secured funding for 400 additional frontline staff and 60 new vehicles which | hope will assist in alleviating some of these pressures.”

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• 2016 → 2024Michael Clarke7 years 11 months after Christopher Fields · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

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  Both reports highlight excessively long ambulance response times caused by high demand and resource constraints. The earlier case involved a 2‑hour‑8‑minute delay for a Green 2 call; the later case notes category 3 waits exceeding 4 hours against a 1‑hour target.

  Christopher Fields · 18 May 2016

  “In the event, the vehicle did not arrive for 2 hours 8 minutes.”

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  Michael Clarke · 3 May 2024

  “due to significant demand the wait time for an ambulance in category 3 was in excess of 4 hours rather than the target 1 hour.”

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  Stated action in the response to the earlier report

  “NWAS is currently exploring better ways to minimise lengthy waits during high demand periods and has also secured funding for 400 additional frontline staff and 60 new vehicles which | hope will assist in alleviating some of these pressures.”

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• 2023 → 2024Josh Smith11 months after Lee Dryden · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high

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  Both reports highlight that delays in hospital handover of patients cause ambulances to remain unavailable, leading to prolonged response times for emergency calls.

  Lee Dryden · 2 Aug 2023

  “Yorkshire Ambulance Service were unable to respond to [the deceased]'s call until 2 hours and 26 minutes had passed. Yorkshire Ambulance Service were on their highest level of escalation at that time with significant delays at hospital handover caused or contributed to the delay in an ambulance being available to [the deceased].”

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  Josh Smith · 15 Jul 2024

  “Specifically, I was told that the response standards for both Category 1 and Category 2 calls (for the year to date), whilst improved from the time of Mr [name redacted] death, still remain outside of the target response standards (both on average and at the 90th centile).”

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  Stated action in the response to the earlier report

  “Ambulance services received £200 million of additional funding in 2023/24 to expand capacity and improve response times, and we are maintaining this additional capacity in 2024/25.”

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• 2024 → 2024Simon Boyd6 months after Michael Clarke · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high

  Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high

  Both reports highlight that ambulance response times for category 3 calls consistently exceed national targets, causing dangerous delays.

  Michael Clarke · 3 May 2024

  “The inquest was told that due to significant demand the wait time for an ambulance in category 3 was in excess of 4 hours rather than the target 1 hour.”

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  Simon Boyd · 6 Nov 2024

  “The court heard evidence to the effect that, notwithstanding the national target for Category 3 999 calls of 9 out of 10 responses within 120 minutes, the anticipated wait for a Category 3 ambulance on 1st June 2024 was around 3 hours and 15 minutes.”

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• 2023 → 2024Simon Boyd1 year 3 months after Lee Dryden · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.80 · moderate

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  Both reports highlight that ambulance services are failing to meet national response‑time targets, leading to dangerously long waits for patients.

  Lee Dryden · 2 Aug 2023

  “Yorkshire Ambulance Service were unable to respond to [the deceased]'s call until 2 hours and 26 minutes had passed.”

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  Simon Boyd · 6 Nov 2024

  “notwithstanding the national target for Category 3 999 calls of 9 out of 10 responses within 120 minutes, the anticipated wait for a Category 3 ambulance on 1st June 2024 was around 3 hours and 15 minutes.”

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  Stated action in the response to the earlier report

  “Ambulance services received £200 million of additional funding in 2023/24 to expand capacity and improve response times, and we are maintaining this additional capacity in 2024/25.”

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• 2016 → 2024Colin Wiles8 years 6 months after Peter Scott · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

  Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

  Both reports highlight excessive delays in handing over patients from ambulances to hospital emergency departments as a safety concern. The earlier report calls for general strategies to improve handover times, while the later report cites a specific incident at Hull Royal Infirmary causing significant lost ambulance time.

  Peter Scott · 26 May 2016

  “Consideration should be given to strategies to improve handover times at hospitals.”

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  Colin Wiles · 24 Nov 2024

  “The waiting times for ambulances to hand over patients at Hull Royal Infirmary were excessive that day leading to 160 hours of lost ambulance time.”

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• 2024 → 2024Andrew Lewis8 months after Sophie Hindmarsh · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.94 · high

  Identical hazardConfidence 0.94 · high

  Both reports highlight excessive ambulance response delays caused by prolonged hospital handover or queuing times that tie up ambulance resources.

  Sophie Hindmarsh · 29 Apr 2024

  “The ambulance finally arrived at 0731 on 21 July 2022, 4 hours and 46 minutes after the call. There was a significant delay in offloading patients at hospitals which tied up ambulance resource on that day and meant they were unable to respond to emergency calls.”

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  Andrew Lewis · 19 Dec 2024

  “I have also been provided with data regarding the number of hours that ambulances have spent queuing at hospitals in the last 3 months (September to November 2024). This amounts to 23,253 hours. This is an average of 255.5 hours across the service every single day.”

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• 2023 → 2024Andrew Lewis1 year 5 months after Lee Dryden · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high

  Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high

  Both reports highlight that ambulance response delays are caused by the service operating at high escalation levels combined with significant hospital handover queues, which reduce ambulance availability.

  Lee Dryden · 2 Aug 2023

  “Yorkshire Ambulance Service were unable to respond to [the deceased]'s call until 2 hours and 26 minutes had passed. Yorkshire Ambulance Service were on their highest level of escalation at that time with significant delays at hospital handover caused or contributed to the delay in an ambulance being available to [the deceased].”

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  Andrew Lewis · 19 Dec 2024

  “An ambulance resource arrived around 10 hours from [the deceased]'s first call (to 111 services), and 8 1⁄2 hours after the ambulance service categorised this as a call requiring attendance within 2 hours.”

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• 2024 → 2024Andrew Lewis8 months after Michael Clarke · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

  Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

  Both reports highlight excessively long ambulance response times caused by high demand and system pressure. The earlier report focuses on category 3 calls exceeding the 1‑hour target, while the later report describes a case where help arrived many hours after a 2‑hour target was set.

  Michael Clarke · 3 May 2024

  “due to significant demand the wait time for an ambulance in category 3 was in excess of 4 hours rather than the target 1 hour”

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  Andrew Lewis · 19 Dec 2024

  “An ambulance resource arrived around 10 hours from [the deceased]'s first call (to 111 services), and 8 1⁄2 hours after the ambulance service categorised this as a call requiring attendance within 2 hours.”

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• 2024 → 2025Nicola Owens9 months after Jade Griffiths-Jones · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.95 · high

  Identical hazardConfidence 0.95 · high

  Both reports describe ambulance crew availability being reduced by delays in hospital handovers, which leads to longer response times and risk to patients. The later report adds that social‑care backlogs exacerbate the handover delays, but the core hazard remains the same.

  Jade Griffiths-Jones · 17 Apr 2024

  “availability of ambulance crews is continuing to be compromised by delays at hospitals resulting in delays in response times which creates a risk to the life”

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  Nicola Owens · 31 Jan 2025

  “The delay in an ambulance attending patients due to the unavailability of ambulances.”

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  Stated action in the response to the earlier report

  “The plan outlined key actions to recover and improve urgent and emergency care services, including: - improving ambulance response times; - increasing ambulance capacity through growing the workforce (for example, increasing clinical capacity in control rooms); - alongside broader system actions to improve flow through hospitals and reducing handover delays; - speeding up discharges from hospitals; - expanding new services in the community.”

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• 2016 → 2025Nicola Owens8 years 8 months after Peter Scott · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

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  Both reports identify delayed patient handover at hospitals as a factor that reduces ambulance availability and risks patient safety. The later report adds that handover delays are worsened by social‑care discharge backlogs, while the earlier report focuses on the need to improve handover times.

  Peter Scott · 26 May 2016

  “Finally, I was made aware that one of the key problems in ensuring ambulance availability is delayed handover of patients at hospitals.”

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  Nicola Owens · 31 Jan 2025

  “The delay in an ambulance attending patients due to the unavailability of ambulances. This delay being significantly contributed to by the handover delays in hospitals.”

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• 2024 → 2025Nicola Owens9 months after Sophie Hindmarsh · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

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  Both reports identify hospital handover/offload delays as the cause of ambulance unavailability, which impedes emergency response. The later report adds that these delays stem from a backlog of patients awaiting social care, but the core hazard remains the same.

  Sophie Hindmarsh · 29 Apr 2024

  “There was a significant delay in offloading patients at hospitals which tied up ambulance resource on that day and meant they were unable to respond to emergency calls.”

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  Nicola Owens · 31 Jan 2025

  “The delay in an ambulance attending patients due to the unavailability of ambulances. This delay being significantly contributed to by the handover delays in hospitals.”

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• 2024 → 2025Nicola Owens1 year 1 month after Dennis King · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

  Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

  Both reports highlight delays in patient care caused by insufficient ambulance availability. The later report adds that handover delays and social‑care backlogs exacerbate the same core problem.

  Dennis King · 15 Jan 2024

  “Availability of ambulances to carry out transfers in a timely manner, in urgent cases, between NHS Hospitals and in responding to 999 and 111 calls in the community.”

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  Nicola Owens · 31 Jan 2025

  “The delay in an ambulance attending patients due to the unavailability of ambulances.”

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• 2023 → 2025Nicola Owens1 year 6 months after Albert Dovey · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

  Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

  Both reports identify delays in ambulance response and patient assessment caused by hospital handover bottlenecks.

  Albert Dovey · 20 Jul 2023

  “delays in him being assessed by clinicians due to delays in the ambulance attending after he was found on the floor and due to delays for ambulances to be processed at the hospital.”

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  Nicola Owens · 31 Jan 2025

  “The delay in an ambulance attending patients due to the unavailability of ambulances. This delay being significantly contributed to by the handover delays in hospitals.”

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• 2016 → 2025Diana Fairweather-Purkis8 years 9 months after Peter Scott · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.95 · high

  Identical hazardConfidence 0.95 · high

  Both reports highlight insufficient ambulance resources leading to delayed response and patient handovers.

  Peter Scott · 26 May 2016

  “I remain very concerned about resource issues for this ambulance service.”

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  Diana Fairweather-Purkis · 17 Feb 2025

  “There is insufficient Ambulance Service availability/resource to enable Ambulances to attend to patients in a timely manner and in accordance with relevant target attendance times.”

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  Stated action in the response to the earlier report

  “The need for an urgent review of resources to reduce the risk of future deaths”

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• 2024 → 2025Diana Fairweather-Purkis10 months after Jade Griffiths-Jones · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high

  Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high

  Both reports describe ambulance crew availability being reduced because patients experience long handover delays at hospitals, leading to slower response times.

  Jade Griffiths-Jones · 17 Apr 2024

  “availability of ambulance crews is continuing to be compromised by delays at hospitals resulting in delays in response times which creates a risk to the life”

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  Diana Fairweather-Purkis · 17 Feb 2025

  “There are excessive delays in Ambulance crews being released following attendance at hospital, due to delays in patients being handed over to hospital staff.”

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  Stated action in the response to the earlier report

  “The plan outlined key actions to recover and improve urgent and emergency care services, including: - improving ambulance response times; - increasing ambulance capacity through growing the workforce (for example, increasing clinical capacity in control rooms); - alongside broader system actions to improve flow through hospitals and reducing handover delays; - speeding up discharges from hospitals; - expanding new services in the community.”

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• 2024 → 2025Diana Fairweather-Purkis1 year 1 month after Dennis King · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

  Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

  Both reports highlight insufficient ambulance availability/resources leading to delayed patient attendance and transfers. The later report adds handover delays but shares the core concern of inadequate ambulance capacity.

  Dennis King · 15 Jan 2024

  “Availability of ambulances to carry out transfers in a timely manner, in urgent cases, between NHS Hospitals and in responding to 999 and 111 calls in the community.”

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  Diana Fairweather-Purkis · 17 Feb 2025

  “There is insufficient Ambulance Service availability/resource to enable Ambulances to attend to patients in a timely manner and in accordance with relevant target attendance times.”

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• 2023 → 2025Diana Fairweather-Purkis1 year 7 months after Albert Dovey · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

  Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

  Both reports highlight delays in ambulance handover at hospitals that impede timely patient assessment and care. The earlier report focuses on assessment delays due to ambulance attendance and processing delays, while the later report emphasizes crew release delays caused by hand‑over bottlenecks.

  Albert Dovey · 20 Jul 2023

  “delays in him being assessed by clinicians due to delays in the ambulance attending after he was found on the floor and due to delays for ambulances to be processed at the hospital.”

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  Diana Fairweather-Purkis · 17 Feb 2025

  “There are excessive delays in Ambulance crews being released following attendance at hospital, due to delays in patients being handed over to hospital staff.”

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• 2024 → 2025Diana Fairweather-Purkis7 months after Josh Smith · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high

  Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high

  Both reports identify delays in ambulance patient handover at hospitals as the core problem affecting ambulance availability and response times. The later report focuses on the consequence of these handover delays—excessive delays in releasing ambulance crews—while the earlier report notes the impact on overall ambulance response speed.

  Josh Smith · 15 Jul 2024

  “delays in this process continue to impact upon the speed of the ambulance response to patients waiting within the community.”

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  Diana Fairweather-Purkis · 17 Feb 2025

  “There are excessive delays in Ambulance crews being released following attendance at hospital, due to delays in patients being handed over to hospital staff.”

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• 2024 → 2026Roman Barr1 year 3 months after Colin Wiles · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.92 · high

  Identical hazardConfidence 0.92 · high

  Both reports identify prolonged ambulance handover times at hospitals as a problem that reduces ambulance availability and increases risk.

  Colin Wiles · 24 Nov 2024

  “The waiting times for ambulances to hand over patients at Hull Royal Infirmary were excessive that day leading to 160 hours of lost ambulance time.”

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  Roman Barr · 4 Mar 2026

  “Prolonged ambulance handover times at local hospitals were a significant factor in no ambulance being available at the time help was sought, reducing emergency response capacity during periods of high demand.”

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• 2016 → 2026Roman Barr9 years 9 months after Peter Scott · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high

  Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high

  Both reports identify prolonged ambulance handover times at hospitals as a safety issue that reduces ambulance availability.

  Peter Scott · 26 May 2016

  “Finally, I was made aware that one of the key problems in ensuring ambulance availability is delayed handover of patients at hospitals.”

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  Roman Barr · 4 Mar 2026

  “3. Ambulance handover delays affecting emergency availability Prolonged ambulance handover times at local hospitals were a significant factor in no ambulance being available at the time help was sought, reducing emergency response capacity during periods of high demand.”

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• 2024 → 2026Roman Barr1 year 11 months after Jade Griffiths-Jones · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high

  Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high

  Both reports identify hospital handover delays as a factor that reduces ambulance availability and worsens response times. The later report reiterates that prolonged handover times lead to no ambulance being available when help is sought.

  Jade Griffiths-Jones · 17 Apr 2024

  “if hospital handover delays didn't exist they would be likely to be meeting their response targets as they did before hospital delays became chronic”

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  Roman Barr · 4 Mar 2026

  “Prolonged ambulance handover times at local hospitals were a significant factor in no ambulance being available at the time help was sought, reducing emergency response capacity during periods of high demand.”

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  Stated action in the response to the earlier report

  “The plan outlined key actions to recover and improve urgent and emergency care services, including: - improving ambulance response times; - increasing ambulance capacity through growing the workforce (for example, increasing clinical capacity in control rooms); - alongside broader system actions to improve flow through hospitals and reducing handover delays; - speeding up discharges from hospitals; - expanding new services in the community.”

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• 2024 → 2026Roman Barr2 years after Jade Griffiths-Jones · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.95 · high

  Identical hazardConfidence 0.95 · high

  Both reports identify ambulance handover delays at hospitals as reducing ambulance availability and increasing risk to life.

  Jade Griffiths-Jones · 17 Apr 2024

  “availability of ambulance crews is continuing to be compromised by delays at hospitals resulting in delays in response times which creates a risk to the life.”

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  Roman Barr · 3 Apr 2026

  “Prolonged ambulance handover times at local hospitals were a significant factor in no ambulance being available at the time help was sought, reducing emergency response capacity during periods of high demand.”

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  Stated action in the response to the earlier report

  “The plan outlined key actions to recover and improve urgent and emergency care services, including: - improving ambulance response times; - increasing ambulance capacity through growing the workforce (for example, increasing clinical capacity in control rooms); - alongside broader system actions to improve flow through hospitals and reducing handover delays; - speeding up discharges from hospitals; - expanding new services in the community.”

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• 2016 → 2026Roman Barr9 years 10 months after Peter Scott · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.92 · high

  Identical hazardConfidence 0.92 · high

  Both reports identify prolonged ambulance handover times at hospitals as a factor that reduces ambulance availability and increases risk to the public.

  Peter Scott · 26 May 2016

  “Finally, I was made aware that one of the key problems in ensuring ambulance availability is delayed handover of patients at hospitals.”

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  Roman Barr · 3 Apr 2026

  “Ambulance handover delays affecting emergency availability Prolonged ambulance handover times at local hospitals were a significant factor in no ambulance being available at the time help was sought, reducing emergency response capacity during periods of high demand.”

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• 2025 → 2026Roman Barr1 year 2 months after Nicola Owens · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

  Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high

  Both reports identify prolonged ambulance handover times at hospitals as a factor that reduces ambulance availability for emergency calls.

  Nicola Owens · 31 Jan 2025

  “This delay being significantly contributed to by the handover delays in hospitals.”

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  Roman Barr · 3 Apr 2026

  “Prolonged ambulance handover times at local hospitals were a significant factor in no ambulance being available at the time help was sought, reducing emergency response capacity during periods of high demand.”

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  Stated action in the response to the earlier report

  “The NHS will focus on delivering the following range of practical actions to improve performance in 2025/26: - working towards delivering hospital handovers within 15 minutes, and implementing joint working arrangements that ensure that no handover takes longer than 45 minutes, - improving ambulance 'hear and treat' service rates, including increasing the proportion of Category 2 ambulance incidents where an ambulance clinician provides advice and treatment over the phone, - ensuring all 999 am”

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• 2024 → 2026Roman Barr1 year 4 months after Colin Wiles · different coronerIdentical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high

  Identical hazardConfidence 0.90 · high

  Both reports highlight prolonged ambulance handover times at hospitals as a problem that reduces ambulance availability. The later report adds context about emergency response capacity but the core hazard is the same.

  Colin Wiles · 24 Nov 2024

  “The waiting times for ambulances to hand over patients at Hull Royal Infirmary were excessive that day leading to 160 hours of lost ambulance time.”

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  Roman Barr · 3 Apr 2026

  “Prolonged ambulance handover times at local hospitals were a significant factor in no ambulance being available at the time help was sought”

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• 2024 → 2026Roman Barr2 years 3 months after Dennis King · different coronerClosely relatedConfidence 0.85 · high

  Closely relatedConfidence 0.85 · high

  Both reports highlight problems with ambulance availability that impede timely emergency care. The earlier report focuses on delays in transferring patients between hospitals, while the later report points to handover delays at hospitals reducing ambulance availability.

  Dennis King · 15 Jan 2024

  “Availability of ambulances to carry out transfers in a timely manner, in urgent cases, between NHS Hospitals and in responding to 999 and 111 calls in the community.”

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  Roman Barr · 3 Apr 2026

  “Ambulance handover delays affecting emergency availability Prolonged ambulance handover times at local hospitals were a significant factor in no ambulance being available at the time help was sought”

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