PERFORMANCE: A report to the north central London cluster of PCTs said the number of reported delays of more than a hour in ambulance handovers to acute trusts was inconsistent between the London Ambulance Service and hospitals.
The report said: “This is being taken forward with the performance team and through the Clinical Quality Review Groups with the relevant trusts.”
April 2012
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