Patient transfers to John Radcliffe hospital (FOI)Patient transfers to John Radcliffe hospital (FOI)
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14 December 2022.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
A
How many people moved from jersey hospital to Oxford John Radcliffe hospital for heart treatment by private airplane (I think called air ambulance) from 1 January 2018 to 1 November 2022? I want numbers for each month.
B
How much each flight cost?
C
How much the Government of Jersey paid to the UK NHS or Oxford hospital for treatment - please amount paid each month.
Response
A
Total figures for flight transfers by plane to Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital each year are provided below. Monthly flight transfer data is cumulative for all destination hospitals and includes transfer by all methods of air transport, so is not held in a format that collates the data requested on a monthly basis.
| 2018 | 101 |
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| 2019 | 121 |
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| 2020 | 108 |
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| 2021 | 113 |
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| 2022 (to date) | 108
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B
The table below details the average flight cost for each year based on the total overall charter flight service and is not specific to flights for patient transfers to Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital. These costs are subject to inflation and yearly Retail Price Index increases.
| 2018 | £4,741 |
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| 2019 | £4,704 |
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| 2020 | £5,844 |
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| 2021 | £6,798 |
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| 2022 (to date) | £6,974
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C
Total payments per month to Oxford John Radcliffe Hospital from January 2018 to September 2022 are detailed in the attached table. Health and Community Services are yet to be billed for October 2022.
Table
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