Escalation procedures and triggers for the Childrens Emergency Department and Paediatric Single Front Door (Leicester Children's ED, November 2018)

Summary

This document outlines the Escalation Policy for Leicester Children’s Emergency Department. It identifies five particular factors that lead to difficulty within the department. Acknowledging that these issues can be closely interlinked and may not occur in isolation, it provides practical way to deal with these factors to try and prevent secondary events. 

1. Staffing
2. Overcrowding
3. Inflow
4. Outflow
5. Acuity