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Dear Finlay

Further to your email dated 5th June 2021, please find the Trust's
response below.  Your request has been allocated the following reference:
33820, please could you quote this reference in any future correspondence
with the Trust.

How many ambulances dispatched following 999 calls were operated by
private ambulance firms in 2020?

Data: Assignment on Scene
Count.  
Date Range:  January 2020 –
Data: December 2020
Split by a Month
Excluded: Duplicate and Test
and 111 Calls
Date 999 Calls
Jan-20 3312
Feb-20 3051
Mar-20 3627
Apr-20 5916
May-20 6566
Jun-20 5229
Jul-20 5504
Aug-20 5125
Sep-20 5138
Oct-20 5329
Nov-20 4657
Dec-20 4600
Grand Total 58054

How much did East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust spend on private
ambulance services in 2020? If possible please provide the cost of
emergency responce services and patient transport services separately.

A&E PAS in 2020
Period Cost £
201910 £767,144
201911 £690,220
201912 £773,276
202001 £2,214,607
202002 £2,301,734
202003 £1,541,930
202004 £673,095
202005 £1,228,191
202006 £1,499,225
202007 £1,199,884
202008 £836,617
202009 £1,040,530
Total £14,766,452

PTS PAS in 2020
Period Cost £
201910 £51,842
201911 £70,346
201912 £36,003
202001 £84,191
202002 £189,647
202003 £316,152
202004 £578,667
202005 £176,876
202006 £491,925
202007 £350,184
202008 £362,885
202009 £665,749
Total £3,374,468

Which, if any, private ambulance firms received money for operation of
services on behalf of East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust in 2020?

A&E List of Suppliers used
APMS AMBULANCE SERVICE LTD
BM AMBULANCE SERVICE LTD
CENTRAL MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
CRG CLINICAL SERVICES LTD T/A JIGSAW MEDICAL
EAST ANGLIA MEDICAL CARE LTD
ECHO FIRE AND MEDICAL LTD
ELITE EVENT MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
EMERGENCY DOCTORS MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
ESSEX AMBULANCE SERVICE LIMITED
FALCK UK AMBULANCE SERVICE LIMITED
IKON AMBULANCE SERVICES LTD
JIGSAW MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
MAGPAS AIR AMBULANCE
MEDICARE EMS GROUP UK LIMITED
MET MEDICAL LTD
POLARIS MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
PRO MEDICUS LTD
S.E. MEDICAL LTD
SSG UK SPECIALIST AMBULANCE SERVICES LTD
ST JOHN AMBULANCE (SHARED AC CTR)

PTS List of Suppliers used
AMBU-KARE (UK) LTD
AMBULANCE SOLUTIONS LTD
DELTA MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
F4 CONTROL LTD T/A HUMAN TOUCH AMBULANCE AND FIRST4CARE
HATS GROUP LTD
HEARTS FIRST AMBULANCE SERVICE LTD
IMMEDIATE CARE MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
MEDICMART AMBULANCE SERVICE LTD
MET MEDICAL LTD
OBS MEDICS LTD
PHOENIX MEDICAL SERVICES
POLARIS MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
RAPID RESPONSE MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
SPECIALIST MEDICAL TRANSPORT LTD
SSG UK SPECIALIST AMBULANCE SERVICES LTD
ST JOHN AMBULANCE (SHARED AC CTR)
TEAM MEDIC (LONDON) LTD
VIKING MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LTD

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Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any further
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Kind regards

FoI Officer

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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