Costs and Responses

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Dear West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust,

Could you please provide the number of management staff in a ratio to front line staff since the merging of the services and the amount of managers before the merge and a wage cost before and after amalgamation
Could you also provide the number of management staff that have a company funded car with blue lights and from April 2011-2012 how many cases they attended and if the company cars are actually required or a fleet of standard I.e Vauxhall astra's or fiat punto's or what is currently used by front line responder staff would be more appropriate rather than for instance BMW 5 series and what is the annual spend for these vehicles also what are the future proposals for cost saving in relation to the cars that management drive compared to that of cases attended using blue lights etc

Within the same year as above 2011-2012 could you please provide answers/documentation to the questions below

How many appropriate life threatening cases that are conveyed on blue lights in comparison to that of the amount of life threatening cases generated I.e chest pain that is a confirmed heart attack and conveyed as so on blue lights

How many non immediately life threatening cases that are being responded to on blue lights I.e back pain that the person has had for several weeks or toothache and why ambulance staff are responding to such cases on blue lights when this is putting public and staff safety at risk for an obvious non emergency case? Why are these cases generated and not stopped at the time of call and given alternative pathways as per the 1 million pound pathway system introduced early this year,how many cases does/has this system avoided sending a blue light ambulance

Could you also provide the annual spend for wmas and compensation claims relating to equipment I.e responder bags,carrying/moving and handling equipment and stress claims

Yours faithfully,

Karl Baker

Lynsey Bull, West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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Good morning

 

Please see the attached letter seeking clarification to your recent FOI
request.

 

Kind regards

 

Lynsey Bull

Freedom of Information & Document Control Officer

West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Millennium Point

Waterfront Way

Brierley Hill

DY5 1 LYX

 

Lynsey Bull, West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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Good morning

 

We refer to the below and attached to which we do not seem to have
received a reply.

 

We look forward to hearing from you within the next 14 days.

 

Kind regards

 

Lynsey Bull

Freedom of Information & Document Control Officer

West Midlands Ambulance Service

Millennium Point

Waterfront Business Park

Waterfront Way

Brierley Hill

DY5 1LX

D.D: 01384 451662

NHS call via N3 VoIP: 2000-1662

 

From: Lynsey Bull
Sent: 04 September 2012 11:31
To: '[FOI #127926 email]'
Subject: FOI/848 - Clarification sought

 

Good morning

 

Please see the attached letter seeking clarification to your recent FOI
request.

 

Kind regards

 

Lynsey Bull

Freedom of Information & Document Control Officer

West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Millennium Point

Waterfront Way

Brierley Hill

DY5 1 LYX

 

Lynsey Bull, West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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Good morning

 

We refer to the below email chain and the attached to which we do not seem
to have received a reply.

 

Should we not hear from you within the next 7 days we shall assume you no
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However, should you wish to reopen in the near future, please do not
hesitate to contact us.

 

 

Kind regards

 

Lynsey Bull

Freedom of Information & Document Control Officer

West Midlands Ambulance Service

Millennium Point

Waterfront Business Park

Waterfront Way

Brierley Hill

DY5 1LX

D.D: 01384 451662

NHS call via N3 VoIP: 2000-1662

 

From: Lynsey Bull
Sent: 17 September 2012 11:13
To: '[FOI #127926 email]'
Subject: RE: FOI/848 - Clarification sought

 

Good morning

 

We refer to the below and attached to which we do not seem to have
received a reply.

 

We look forward to hearing from you within the next 14 days.

 

Kind regards

 

Lynsey Bull

Freedom of Information & Document Control Officer

West Midlands Ambulance Service

Millennium Point

Waterfront Business Park

Waterfront Way

Brierley Hill

DY5 1LX

D.D: 01384 451662

NHS call via N3 VoIP: 2000-1662

 

From: Lynsey Bull
Sent: 04 September 2012 11:31
To: '[FOI #127926 email]'
Subject: FOI/848 - Clarification sought

 

Good morning

 

Please see the attached letter seeking clarification to your recent FOI
request.

 

Kind regards

 

Lynsey Bull

Freedom of Information & Document Control Officer

West Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Millennium Point

Waterfront Way

Brierley Hill

DY5 1 LYX