NEPTS and Pathology Specimen Courier Services       

FOI REFERENCE: 24291  FOI DATE: 9^th August 2024      

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to the below relating to the provision of Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) and Pathology Specimen Courier services to your trust

 For Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS):

The Non- Emergency patient transport contract in Worcestershire is currently managed by the Worcestershire Health and Care Trust their FOI team contact is [email protected]

For Pathology Specimen Courier services:

 5)     Do you currently use external suppliers for Pathology Specimen Courier services? No

a)     If not, are you planning on using them in the future? Not currently

6)     For the financial years (April – March) 2018/19, 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24:

a)     Annual spend on Pathology Specimen Courier services by your trust, split by: Not applicable

b)     The number of journeys provided by your trust, split by: Not applicable

7)     The following information regarding the current provision of Pathology Specimen Courier services at your trust: Internal service – Not applicable

8)     If a different Pathology Specimen Courier provider was previously used, please provide: Not applicable