Ambulance trust lost more than 19,000 handover hours due to ‘ongoing pressures’
By Lauren Monaghan - Local Democracy Reporting Service East Midlands Ambulance Service lost more than 19,000 hours in handover delays where patients were waiting to be admitted to A&E in January – the worst month for the trust since April 2025. The figure was presented to East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) board officials in a meeting on Tuesday (March 3rd). In January 2026, EMAS lost more than 19,500 hours in its pre-handover window – this refers to the period when […]
