NHSE Metadata Catalogue

NHSE SD  > Ambulance handover to emergency care @ 285137

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2025-11-28T16_27_05.780434Z[Europe_London]-Class-Hierarchy-Ambulance handover to emergency care@1.0.5.xlsx

Data-Dictionary-Ambulance handover to emergency care@1.0.5.xlsx

Ambulance Handover to Secondary Care: EXCEL

Ambulance Handover to Secondary Care: Final Report

Ambulance Handover to Secondary Care: Implementation Guidance

Ambulance Handover to Secondary Care: Hazard Log

Ambulance Handover to Secondary Care: Safety Case Report

SNOMED CT

Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard

Electronic Patient Records (EPR) in ambulance services' systems.

Receiving compatible Emergency Department (ED) systems

Emergency Care Data set (ECDS)

Ambulance Data set (ADS)

Dose Syntax API standards

Accessible Information

NHSE-SD Data Catalogue

Association of Ambulance Chief Executives

Chartered Society of Physiotherapists

College of Paramedics

Royal College of Emergency Medicine

Royal College of Nursing

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Royal College of Physicians

Royal College of Surgeons

Royal College of Psychiatrists

This is a allergies and adverse reactions record entry. There may be 1 to many record entries under a section.

Each record entry is made up of a number of elements or data items.

Allergies and adverse reactions record entry

Allergies and adverse reactions

This is the assessments record entry.

This is not for structured assessments.

There may be 0 to many record entry/entries under a section.

Each record entry is made up of a number of elements or data items.

Assessments record entry

Structured assessment

Assessments

Clinical Summary

This is a Diagnosis record entry. There may be 0 to many record entries under Diagnosis. Each record entry is made up of a number of elements or data items.

Diagnosis record entry

Diagnoses

This is the documents record entry. There may be 0 to many record entries under a section. Each record entry is made up of a number of elements or data items.

Documents

Details about documents related to the person.  

Documents (including correspondence and images)

This is an GP practice record entry. There may be 0 to many record entries under a section. Each record entry is made up of a number of elements or data items

GP practice record entry

GP practice

This is an individual requirement record entry. There may be 0 to many record entries under a section. Each record entry is made up of a number of elements or data items.

Health and care professional details

Incident details

Individual requirements record entry

The individual requirements of the person.

Individual requirements

Information and advice given

Injury

This is a investigation result record entry. There may be 0 to many record entries under a section. Each record entry is made up of a number of elements or data items.

Investigation results record entry

Investigation results

This is a record of consent for information sharing under the common law duty of confidentiality. Where consent has not been obtained or sought, the reason why should be provided. Include best interests decision where person lacks capacity.

Consent for information sharing

Record of Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) or equivalent, including the reason for this.

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards or equivalent

Whether an assessment of the mental capacity of the (adult) person has been undertaken, if so, what capacity the decision relates to and the outcome of the assessment.

Also record best interests decision if person lacks capacity.

Mental capacity assessment

Record where a person diagnosed with a mental disorder is formally detained under the Mental Health Act or equivalent, including the section number. 

If person subject to Community Treatment Order or Conditional Discharge (or equivalent) record here.

Mental Health Act or equivalent status

Whether the person has given consent for organ and/or tissue donation or opted out of automatic donation where applicable. 

This is information provided by the national register.

Organ and tissue donation

The legal information relating to the person.

Legal information

Each entry holds details of medications administered

Medication administration record entry

Medications and medical devices

The record of essential physiological observations

Observations

This is a Participation in research record entry. There may be 0 to many record entry/entries under a section. Each record entry is made up of a number of elements or data items.

Participation in research record entry

Participation in research

Person and carer concerns, expectations and wishes

Person and carer concerns expectations and wishes

The person's details and contact information.

Person demographics

Presenting complaints or issues

Referrer Details

The record of the person’s significant medical, surgical and mental health history. Including relevant previous diagnoses, problems and issues, procedures, investigations, specific anaesthesia issues, etc (will obstetric history). 

Relevant past medical, surgical and mental health history

Risks to the person from an identified individual e.g. family member etc.

Risks from others

Risks to others

Risks the person poses to themselves, e.g., suicide, overdose, self-harm, self-neglect.

Risks to self

Details of any risks related to the person.

Risks

 Safeguarding concerns

Safeguarding

Provide details of any responsibility the person has for dependants.

In the case of children provide date of birth of the child.

Dependants

The social setting in which the person lives, such as their household, occupational history, and lifestyle factors.

Social context

Treatments and interventions

Record information that is handed over when care is transferred from ambulances to emergency departments to ensure fast, effective sharing of information. Making this information available to emergency care will improve continuity of care.

Ambulance handover to emergency care

Summary

Documentation

Origin