Reference

Name

Emergency department capacity management guidance

Categories

Scottish Government

Organization

Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorates

Keywords

NHS SCOTLAND WORKLOAD EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICES UNSCHEDULED CARE STEERING GROUP ACUTE MEDICAL UNITS SURGICAL UNITS PAEDIATRIC UNITS

Description

This guidance, produced by the steering group, proposes the development of a standard operating procedure to avoid crowding by proactively managing capacity in the ED within the context of the 6 Essential Actions to Improving Unscheduled Care. The guidance also includes escalation steps that can be taken when crowding occurs.

Contact Name

Alistair Pollock

Contact Email

Contact Address

Contact Phone

Created

2016-08-02 00:00:00

Download URL

External Link: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/08/4970