Written question WQ87254
- Asked by
- Andrew RT DaviesConservative
- To be answered by
- Minister for Health and Social Services
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 12 days
Question
Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the funding provided to the Welsh Ambulance Service over the last 10 years?
Answer
Answered by Minister for Health and Social Services
Welsh Government does not directly fund Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust (WAST). The Emergency Ambulance Services Committee (EASC) is responsible for planning and securing emergency ambulance services for the population of Wales. The Committee, made up of the seven chief executives of Health Boards, sets out commissioning requirements for, and allocates funding to, the Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust directly.
The annual accounts of WAST provide their revenue from patient care activities which includes their funding from EASC and other sources. The following table provides their revenue for the last 10 years as recorded in their audited accounts.
Welsh Ambulance Service Trust – Revenue from patient activities
£000
2021-22
261,570
2020-21
232,768
2019-20
200,000
2018-19
180,274
2017-18
167,173
2016-17
156,159
2015-16
151,733
2014-15
148,279
2013-14
138,756
2012-13
133,723