Contractors
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) can't cope with the load being put upon it. EMAS has faced criticism for missing some response time targets.
Extract from here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23620394
"A surge in the use of private ambulances has been defended by East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS). In 2010/11, 12 emergency journeys were handled by private vehicles but this jumped to 246 in 2012/13, with the cost rising from £638,000 to £3.5m. Bosses at EMAS said private firms had to meet high standards and allowed the service to cope with peaks in demand. But Unison said it was vital that money was invested in the NHS rather than given to outside firms."
So enter the contractors... Amvale Medical Services.
This is is regular sight at the "Ibis Budget" (£38 per night). Amvale accommodate out of area crews here over night. The line up normally includes Paramedic cars also.
Other Ambulance contractors have been keeping costs to a minimum by camping... www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23592852
A whistleblower said staff were camping because the £35 a day to cover food and board when working away from home was not enough to pay for a hotel room.
Meantime at EMAS headquarters, they have lost a disk containing 42,000 records of ambulance patients:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-28900997
Of course this all a waste of time if there isn't enough capacity at the A&E department isn't it?
Contractors
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) can't cope with the load being put upon it. EMAS has faced criticism for missing some response time targets.
Extract from here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23620394
"A surge in the use of private ambulances has been defended by East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS). In 2010/11, 12 emergency journeys were handled by private vehicles but this jumped to 246 in 2012/13, with the cost rising from £638,000 to £3.5m. Bosses at EMAS said private firms had to meet high standards and allowed the service to cope with peaks in demand. But Unison said it was vital that money was invested in the NHS rather than given to outside firms."
So enter the contractors... Amvale Medical Services.
This is is regular sight at the "Ibis Budget" (£38 per night). Amvale accommodate out of area crews here over night. The line up normally includes Paramedic cars also.
Other Ambulance contractors have been keeping costs to a minimum by camping... www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23592852
A whistleblower said staff were camping because the £35 a day to cover food and board when working away from home was not enough to pay for a hotel room.
Meantime at EMAS headquarters, they have lost a disk containing 42,000 records of ambulance patients:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-28900997
Of course this all a waste of time if there isn't enough capacity at the A&E department isn't it?