I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the below relating to the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) and Pathology Specimen Courier services to your trust
The details I require are:
For Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS):
1) Do you currently use external suppliers for Non-Emergency Patient Transport Services (NEPTS)?
a) If not, are you planning on using them in the future?
2) For the financial years (April – March) 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24:
a) Annual spend on NEPTS by your trust, split by:
i) Internally provided
ii) Externally provided
b) The number of journeys provided by your trust, split by:
i) Internally provided
ii) Externally provided
3) The following information regarding the current provision of NEPTS at your trust:
a) Name of the current NEPTS provider(s)
b) Total contract value
c) Start date
d) End date
4) If a different NEPTS provider was previously used, please provide:
a) Name of the previous NEPTS provider(s)
b) Reason for change
For Pathology Specimen Courier services:
5) Do you currently use external suppliers for Pathology Specimen Courier services?
a) If not, are you planning on using them in the future?
6) For the financial years (April – March) 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24:
a) Annual spend on Pathology Specimen Courier services by your trust, split by:
i) Internally provided
ii) Externally provided
b) The number of journeys provided by your trust, split by:
i) Internally provided
ii) Externally provided
7) The following information regarding the current provision of Pathology Specimen Courier services at your trust:
a) Name of the current Pathology Specimen Courier provider(s)
b) Total contract value
c) Start date
d) End date
8) If a different Pathology Specimen Courier provider was previously used, please provide:
a) Name of the previous Pathology Specimen Courier provider(s)
b) Reason for change
Please make use of the Excel template attached for you to simplify the fill in process and standardise the information.
