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Escalation policy to maintain safety - RHC Standard Operating Procedure
What's New
14/12/2022 This policy is currently being reviewed. The updated guidance will be published in early 2023.
2 of 4 criteria should trigger the escalation policy:
- Emergency Department (ED) cubicles are full with no capacity to move patients into either Majors or Minors
- 1 or more patients are in ED Resus requiring significant input from ED senior staff
- >15 patients / hr are presenting to ED
- In-patient bed problems are preventing patients leaving ED
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Last reviewed: 01 September 2016
Next review: 30 April 2023
Author(s): Debbi Paterson and Marie Spiers
Approved By: Clinical Effectiveness
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