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Case ref:201502258
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Date:January 2016
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Body:Scottish Ambulance Service
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Sector:Health
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Outcome:Not upheld, no recommendations
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Subject:admission / discharge / transfer procedures
Summary
Ms C complained on behalf of her father (Mr A) about a delay in transferring him home from hospital. Ms C complained that the ambulance service had not taken reasonable steps to ensure they could transfer Mr A home.
The transfer was booked by staff on the hospital ward. They advised the ambulance service that, if there were any steps at Mr A's home, they believed Mr A would be able to move from a stretcher to a wheelchair. When the crew arrived, they found that Mr A would not be able to do this and they cancelled the transfer.
We found this was a reasonable decision to have made, ensuring the safety of both the patient and the crew. Therefore, we did not uphold the complaint.