Ambulance Headquarters
Bernicia House
The Waterfront
Matt Alsbury-Morris
Goldcrest Way
Newburn Riverside
E-mail: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
30 January 2018
Tel: 0191 430 2000
www.neas.nhs.uk
Our Ref: FOI.18.002
Dear Mr Alsbury-Morris
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act which was received
on 2 January 2018. I can confirm that we hold the information you have requested. You asked the
following questions, reproduced in
bold below:
I would like to know the figure spent for your last 3 complete fiscal years (assuming the
most recent complete fiscal year ended in 2017) on Community First Responders/
Volunteer Emergency Responders - and if you differentiate these roles (i.e. one is blue
light trained, one is not), please provide the different figures spent where possible.
Actual expenditure for pay and non-pay costs – First Responders:
2014/15
Pay - £105k
Non-Pay - £87k
2015/16
Pay - £60k
Non-Pay - £66k
2016/17
Pay - £73k
Non-Pay £55k
If you are not satisfied with the information we have provided, you can request an internal review
which will be carried out by someone not involved with your original request. Mr Paul Aitken-Fell is the
Trust’s Consultant Paramedic, his contact details are:
Chairman: Ashley Winter | Chief Executive: Yvonne Ormston
The North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is registered, and therefore
licensed to provide services, by the Care Quality Commission (Provider ID: RX601).
Paul Aitken-Fell
Consultant Paramedic
North East Ambulance Service NHS FT Trust
Bernicia House
Goldcrest Way
Newburn Riverside
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
If you remain unhappy with the outcome of the review, you can ultimately complain to:
The Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely
Mark Cotton
Freedom of Information Lead
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