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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
Reference code
Has the standard been published? Yes
Nationally Mandated No
Status of standard Active
Publication due
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Standard type Record standards
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 [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)
Dependencies This standard needs to be reviewed and implemented alongside [SNOMED CT](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 Records (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