Ambulance handover to emergency care

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Description	A standard for the information that is shared when care is transferred from ambulances to emergency departments.
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Nationally Mandated	false
Status of standard	draft
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Standard type
Documentation Help Text
Link to Documentation	https://theprsb.org/standards/ambulancehandover/
Contact details	support@theprsb.org
Topic	Continuity of care (ToC) Demographics Key care information Prescribing Patient communication Information governance Tests and diagnostics
Care setting	Hospital Urgent and Emergency Care
Related standards	This standard relates to the [Emergency care dataset (ECDS)](https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/data-collections-and-data-sets/data-sets/emergency-care-data-set-ecds) and the [Ambulance dataset (ADS)](https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/corporate-information-and-documents/directions-and-data-provision-notices/data-provision-notices-dpns/ambulance-data-set-pilot#period-of-this-collection).
Dependencies	This standard needs to be reviewed and implemented alongside [SNOMED](https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-information/information-standards/information-standards-and-data-collections-including-extractions/publications-and-notifications/standards-and-collections/scci0034-snomed-ct), FHIR, Electronic patient record (EPR) in the ambulance services and receiving compatible Emergency department (ED) systems.
Assurance
Endorsements	This standard has been endorsed by the following organisations: * Association of Ambulance Chief Executives * Chartered Society of Physiotherapists * College of Paramedics * Royal College of Emergency Medicine * Royal College of Nursing * Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists * Royal College of Occupational Therapists * Royal College of Physicians * Royal College of Surgeons * Royal College of Psychiatrists