Air Ambulance supplemental funding during COVID

Richard James made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health

The request was refused by Ministry of Health.

From: Richard James

Dear Ministry of Health,

I request information regarding additional payments made to all Air Ambulance providers by the Ministry of Health or District Health Boards during the period April 2020 to April 2021.
This request is for details on payments to providers over and above individual patient transfers i.e. any payment made irrespective of work done, particularly with regard to payments that may have been requested by providers during lockdown.

'Air Ambulance provider' refers both to those contracted to provide rotary wing services through the National Ambulance Sector Office (NASO) & those providing fixed wing services for DHB transfers. This includes, but is not limited to payments made to GCH Aviation, Skyline Aviation, Life Flight, Northland Helicopters, Air Whanganui etc.

Please provide details of any any payments broken down by:
- Date paid
- Amount paid
- Name of provider to whom it was paid

Yours faithfully,
Richard James

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Thank you for your request for official information received 22 April 2021
for:

 

" I request information regarding additional payments made to all Air
Ambulance providers by the Ministry of Health or District Health Boards
during the period April 2020 to April 2021.

This request is for details on payments to providers over and above
individual patient transfers i.e. any payment made irrespective of work
done, particularly with regard to payments that may have been requested by
providers during lockdown.

 

'Air Ambulance provider' refers both to those contracted to provide rotary
wing services through the National Ambulance Sector Office (NASO) & those
providing fixed wing services for DHB transfers. This includes, but is not
limited to payments made to GCH Aviation, Skyline Aviation, Life Flight,
Northland Helicopters, Air Whanganui etc.

 

Please provide details of any any payments broken down by:

- Date paid

- Amount paid

- Name of provider to whom it was paid"

 

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H202104834.

 

As required under the Official Information Act 1982 we will endeavour to
respond to your request no later than 21 May 2021, being 20 working days
after the day your request was received.  

 

If we are unable to respond to your request within this time frame, we
will notify you of an extension of that time frame.

 

If you have any queries related to this request, please do not hesitate to
get in touch.

 

Ngā mihi

OIA Services

Government Services

Office of the Director-General

Ministry of Health

E: [email address]

 

 

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Please find attached a letter regarding your request for information.

Ngā mihi

OIA Services
Government Services
Office of the Director-General
Ministry of Health
E: [email address]

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