Private Ambulance Spend - FOI Response Register

1. What is the NHS board/Trust's total spend on private ambulances so far in 2023, in 2022, 2021, 2020 and in 2010, 2011 and 2012.  Can this please by broken down by ambulance supplier?

2. How much of the NHS board/Trust's total spend on private ambulances in these years will be for the provision of patient transport?

3. How much of the NHS Boards/Trust’s spend is on providing emergency cover in each of the years?

4. How much of the spend is on Blue Light Emergency Ambulances?

5. How many emergency incidents a private ambulance has attended in each of the years?

6. Please could you provide a list of companies that are being used for private ambulances that respond to 999 calls alongside Board/Trust ambulance crews?

NHS Shetland do not use private ambulances.