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Dear Finlay

Further to your email dated 18th August 2022, please find the Trust's
response below.  Your request has been allocated the following reference:
01/FOI/22/000201, please could you quote this reference in any future
correspondence with the Trust.

Under the Freedom of Information Act I would like to request the following
information:

Please note that this information was provided for 2020 in FoI request
33820, see:
[1]https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/p...

How many ambulances dispatched following 999 calls were operated by
private ambulance firms in 2021?

Private Ambulances Report - The use of Private
Ambulance Vehicles for incident attendances across the  
East of England Ambulance Trust for the year 2021.
The below table includes the total number of face to
Data: face incidents for both 999 and 111 calls and also
face to face incidents with 999 calls only, which the  
latter is consistent with the method used on the
previous FOI request for the 2020 period (FOI 33820).
Date Ranges: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2021.  
Exclusions are Test and Duplicate.
Month Name Total Number of Face to Number of Face to Face
Face Incidents Incidents (999 Calls Only)
Jan-21 5509 4133
Feb-21 5118 3894
Mar-21 5791 4390
Apr-21 5858 4440
May-21 5498 4251
Jun-21 4886 3903
Jul-21 4277 3586
Aug-21 3535 2923
Sep-21 3064 2604
Oct-21 3498 2935
Nov-21 3303 2729
Dec-21 2962 2463
Grand Total 53299 42251
 

How much did East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust spend on private
ambulance services in 2021? If possible please provide the cost of
emergency response services and patient transport services separately.

A&E       9,421,770
PTS       5,739,287
Total      15,161,057

Which, if any, private ambulance firms received money for operation of
services on behalf of East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust in 2021?

Suppliers:
APMS AMBULANCE SERVICE LTD
CENTRAL MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
CRG CLINICAL SERVICES LTD T/A JIGSAW MEDICAL
DELTA MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
ELITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
EMERGENCY DOCTORS MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
F4 CONTROL LTD T/A HUMAN TOUCH AMBULANCE AND FIRST4CARE
IMMEDIATE CARE MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
MEDICARE EMS GROUP UK LIMITED
MEDICMART AMBULANCE SERVICE LTD
MET MEDICAL LTD
OBS MEDICS LTD
PHOENIX MEDICAL SERVICES
POLARIS MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
PRO MEDICUS LTD
RAPID RESPONSE MEDICAL SERVICES LTD
VIKING MEDICAL SOLUTIONS LTD

I am obliged to advise you that if you are dissatisfied with the Trust’s
response to your request you have a right to complain to the Trust and
should set out your concerns to the Freedom of Information Officer, EEAST,
Hospital Approach, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7WS or by email to
[2][East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust request email]. If you remain dissatisfied following this, you have
a right under Section 50 of the FOIA to seek a determination from the
Information Commissioner on whether the Act has been properly applied by
the Trust. For more information, please see [3]www.ico.gov.uk/

Under the Accessible Information Standard the Trust is required to ask our
FoI applicants equality and diversity questions. You are under no
obligation; however we would be grateful if you could complete the form
attached and email this back to us.

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any further
information.

Kind regards

FoI Officer

East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Email: [East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust request email]

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