High Weald Lewes Havens Clinical Commissioning Group
(asked on 25th October 2016) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State of 25 October 2016, Official Report, column 129, on undertaking to make inquiries of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) on the regulation of patient transport services commissioned by the High Weald Havens Clinical Commissioning Group, what the (a) names and (b) dates of operation of the providers about which he will undertake inquiries of the CQC are; and if he will make a statement.
The commissioning of patient transport services is a matter for the local National Health Service.
High Weald Lewes Haven Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has provided the following list of current providers delivering patient transport services requiring Care Quality Commission (CQC) regulation. This list was shared with the CQC on 2 November 2016 for the CQC to undertake relevant enquiries.
Permitted Contractor Name | Operational start date |
Coperforma | 1 April 2016 |
Permitted Material Sub-Contractor Name | Operational start date |
Southern Ambulance Services | 1 April 2016 |
Elite Medical | 1 April 2016 |
| 1 April 2016 |
Medi4 Limited | 1 April 2016 |
UK Specialist Ambulance | 1 April 2016 |
BN Gibson Ltd | 25 April 2016 |
FAST Ambulance Service Ltd | 1 April 2016 |
High Weald Lewes Haven Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) advises that Docklands Medical Services Ltd signed a contract with Coperforma on the 2 May 2016. However, Coperforma informs the CCG that Docklands Medical Services Ltd became operational on 30 June 2016.
The CCG advises that Docklands Medical Services Ltd voluntarily ceased trading in Sussex on 14 September 2016 and the last operational day was 13 September 2016. Since it has ceased operation in Sussex, the CCG confirms it is for this reason that it has not been included on a list of current subcontractors for Coperforma which are subject to regulation by the CQC.
Docklands Medical Services (London) Ltd went into liquidation and ceased operation on 9 June 2016 and the CCG confirms it is for this reason that Docklands Medical Services (London) Ltd has not been included on a list of current subcontractors for Coperforma which are subject to regulation by the CQC.