Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 192246

Air Ambulance Services

Tabled: 3 July 2023
Answered: 11 July 2023
Named Day

Question

Gareth Bacon

ConservativeOrpington

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many times his Department has made an estimate of the savings to the public purse attributable to charity air ambulance services in the last five years.

Answer

We recognise the vital role the air ambulance service plays in providing life-saving treatment to patients across the country.The National Health Service does not directly fund air ambulances, which are operated by independent charities. No such estimate ...

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