As a recent patient I noticed that from the time a doctor says a patient can go home to that patient actually going home is 4-5 hours from a ward. So it seems obvious to me why A&E are holding ambulances. In my particular instance it was because the doctor had failed to relay down, to the nurse looking after me, their desire for me to go home.
"Discharge waiting times"
About: Queen Alexandra Hospital Queen Alexandra Hospital Portsmouth PO6 3LY
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