Question NW766 to the Minister of Health
12 April 2016 - NW766
Volmink, Mr HC to ask the Minister of Health
(1)What has been the breakdown in expenditure on air ambulance services in the Northern Cape (a) in the (i) 2012-13, (ii) 2013-14 and (iii) 2014-15 financial years and (b) since 1 April 2015 to the latest specified date for which information is available; (2) have third parties been used to provide such services; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (a) which third parties were used in each case and (b) what was the expenditure on each of the third parties (i) in the specified financial years and (ii) period; (3) are all air ambulance services in the Northern Cape operational; if not (a) why not and (b) when did the specified services stop?
Reply:
According to the Northern Cape Department of Health, the response is as follows:
1. (a) The breakdown in expenditure on air ambulance services
(i) 2012-2013: Unable to source information;
(ii) 2013-2014: R14,359,809.26;
(iii) 2014-2015: R11,768,985.19;
(b) 2015 – 18 March 2016: R10,851,059.19
2. Third parties were not used to provide such services.
3.The fixed wing aircraft, Aerocare (Ambulance Air Africa) is operational in the Northern Cape Province. The current contract operates on a month-to-month system until National Treasury finalises the new tender for aeromedical services.
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