Patients ‘at risk’ as NHS spends £92m on private ambulances and taxis

Patients ‘at risk’ as NHS spends £92m on private ambulances and taxis Major ambulance trusts are increasingly relying on private ambulances to attend 999 calls, an investigation has found.

England’s ambulance trusts spent more than £92 million in the last year on private ambulances and taxis to transport patients, Press Association (PA) research found.

Some trusts said they rely on private ambulances due to a chronic shortage of NHS staff and ongoing problems with recruitment. The Independent

See also:

• NHS has spent £92million on private ambulances in a year The Daily Mail