Reducing Ambulance Turnaround Time at Hospitals
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Overview

NSW Health has put in place initiatives to reduce the time ambulance crews have to wait at a hospital before they are able to leave and attend to other calls. Despite these actions, ambulance crews are waiting longer at NSW hospitals. Crews now wait on average nearly 32 minutes at a hospital before handing over a patient, up from about 24 minutes seven years ago.

 

Parliamentary reference - Report number #233 - released 24 July 2013