User of Private Hire and Taxi Companies

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Dear Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust,

During certain times of the year when the in-house PTS (Patient Transport Services) and volunteer ambulance car drivers are all occupied and in order to meet patient delivery times I understand that the Trust occasionally has to rely on private hire vehicles and taxi firms to transport patients to and from medical appointments.

In order to provide a comparison and to better understand the data could the Trust please provide details of the number of private hire firms and/ or taxis used and the number of journeys undertaken to meet demand month by month from January 2015 to January 2017.

Basically how many private hire and taxi companies are used by the Trust between Jan 2015 and Jan 2017 and then how many trips did each company make for the same period and at what cost.

If you require clarification on any part of this request please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully,

John Hughes

FOI AMB (Welsh Ambulance Service - Corporate Services), Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

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Regards
Caroline

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FOI AMB (Welsh Ambulance Service - Corporate Services), Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust

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Regards
Caroline

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