332 ‘Every day was a learning curve’: implementing COVID-19 triage protocols in UK ambulance services – a qualitative study

• S Brown,
• A Watkins,
• H Snooks,
• A Porter,
• M Kingston,
• M Brady,
• E Miller,
• T Quinn,
• E Duncan,
• R Lyons,
• R Harris-Mayes,
• A Rosser,
• V Williams,
• B Evans,
• AN Siriwardena,
• A Carson-Stevens,
• F Bell,
• T Foster,
• A Newton,
• B Harrington,
• R Spaight,
• L England,
• J Gallanders,
• I Gunson

Affiliations

S Brown

7East of England Ambulance Service, UK

A Watkins

Swansea University, UK

H Snooks

Swansea University, UK

A Porter

PICU, St George’s Hospital, London, UK

M Kingston

Manchester Royal Infirmary, Manchester, UK

M Brady

Academic Department of Child Health, University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, UK

E Miller

professor, consultant epidemiologist

T Quinn

University of Surrey, Guildford, UK

E Duncan

1University of Stirling

R Lyons

Swansea University, Wales, UK

R Harris-Mayes

2Patient and Public Involvement Representative UK

A Rosser

6West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Regional Ambulance Headquarters, Dudley, West Midlands, UK

V Williams

1Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

B Evans

1Swansea University, UK

AN Siriwardena

1Community and Health Research Unit, University of Lincoln, UK

A Carson-Stevens

Division of Population Medicine, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK

F Bell

2University of Washington, Division of Infectious Disease, Seattle Children`s Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA

T Foster

3East of England Ambulance Service, Melbourn, UK

A Newton

Department of Emergency Medicine, Weston General Hospital, Uphill, Weston-Super-Mare, UK

B Harrington

1Immunity Infection and Inflammation Program, Mater Research Institute-University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

R Spaight

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

L England

East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

J Gallanders

8Patient/Public Representative

I Gunson

9West Midlands Ambulance Service, UK