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Cost per trip for road-based ambulance services,
based on the total accrued costs of these
services for the total number of trips
Rationale
Outcome 2
Public and
community
health services
To ensure Western Australians receive the care and ambulance and patient
transport services they need, when they need it, the Department of Health has
entered into collaborative arrangements with service providers to deliver road-
based patient transport services in WA. This collaboration ensures that patients
have access to effective ambulance and patient transport services to ensure the
best possible health outcomes for patients requiring medical treatment.
Target
The target unit cost for 2022-23 is $553 per trip for road-based patient
transport services.
Improved or maintained performance is demonstrated by a result below or
equal to the target.
Results
In 2022-23, the cost per trip for road-based ambulance services was $680
(see Table 28). The variance to target and to prior year results is attributable to
changes to the provision of emergency and road-based ambulance services
in metropolitan and regional WA. This includes an increase in supply of non-
emergency planned patient transport services throughout the Perth metropolitan
area to enable suitable patient transfer based on clinical requirements.
Table 28: Cost per trip for road-based patient transport services, based on the total
accrued costs of these services for the total number of trips, 2019-20 to 2022-23
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
Cost per trip
$469
$514
$534
$680
Target
$494
$523
$553
Notes:
1. A new St John WA contract was implemented on 1 January 2023 post derivation of the 2022-23 target.
2. Road-based patient transport services include emergency and non-emergency patient transport services provided in
metropolitan and country WA. Non-emergency planned patient transport services is provided by several contractors
in addition to St John WA effective from May 2022.
Data sources: Unpublished data, Department of Health; Oracle 11i Financial System, Department of Health.
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