Ambulance handover delays and harm to patients in England
Hours lost
To delays of more than 15 minutes
1.5 million
1.64
1.39
1.0
0.5
0
2023
2024
Patients harmed
Due to delays of more than one hour. Estimate
400 thousand
414.1
300
348.8
200
100
0
2023
2024
Patients severely harmed
Due to delays of more than one hour. Estimate
40 thousand
44.4
37.4
30
20
10
0
2023
2024
Hours lost
To delays of more than
15 minutes
Patients harmed
Due to delays of more than
one hour. Estimate
1.5 million
400 thousand
1.64
414.1
1.39
300
348.8
1.0
200
0.5
100
0
0
2023
2024
2023
2024
Patients severely harmed
Due to delays of more than
one hour. Estimate
40 thousand
44.4
37.4
30
20
10
0
2023
2024
Hours lost
To delays of more than 15 minutes
Patients harmed
Due to delays of more than one hour. Estimate
1.5 million
400 thousand
1.64
414.1
1.39
300
348.8
1.0
200
0.5
100
0
0
2023
2024
2023
2024
Patients severely harmed
Due to delays of more than
one hour. Estimate
40 thousand
44.4
37.4
30
20
10
0
2023
2024
Hours lost
To delays of more than
15 minutes
Patients harmed
Due to delays of more than
one hour. Estimate
Patients severely harmed
Due to delays of more than
one hour. Estimate
1.5 million
400 thousand
40 thousand
44.4
1.64
414.1
37.4
1.39
300
30
348.8
1.0
200
20
0.5
100
10
0
0
0
2023
2024
2023
2024
2023
2024