NHS spending more than 1m a week hiring private ambulances report
The NHS is spending more than £1 million a week hiring private ambulances to attend emergency calls, according to research by a trade union. Unison said its figures were based on responses from two thirds of ambulance trusts in England that pay commercial companies to provide cover for critically ill patients. More than a dozen private companies are being commissioned by ambulance trusts across England to fill widening gaps in services and to meet response times amid overwhelming demand, theRead More
