Albert James Hand
9 Jan 2014 · Coroner Tom Osborne · Bedfordshire & Luton
A similar concern from this report was raised again 2 times later. See the linked reports.
The coroner's concerns
1. delayed transport of head injury patient
“That a patient who has suffered a head injury has to wait for over one and a half hours to be conveyed to hospital”
Linked reports
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
This report
“That a patient who has suffered a head injury has to wait for over one and a half hours to be conveyed to hospital”
Later report
“There were no emergency ambulances available to assign to this call due to high call demand.”
Closely relatedConfidence 0.90 · high
This report
“That a patient who has suffered a head injury has to wait for over one and a half hours to be conveyed to hospital”
Later report
“There were no emergency ambulances to respond to the initial 999 call due to high demand on the service”
Responses
2014-0010-Response-by-East-of-England-Ambulance-Service-NHS-Trust.pdf ↗· East of England Ambulance Service
Stated action · 2013
“The Trust commissioned a Clinical Capacity Review in 2013 which clearly showed that we did not have enough ambulances to enable the Trust to meet its call demand in certain areas. The findings of this review have been shared with the Clinical Commissioning Groups as additional funding is required.”