Air ambulance donations

Summary

The requester asked for policies, oversight details, and five years of financial data regarding Isle of Man air ambulance donations. Manx Care disclosed that the service is taxpayer-funded and charities handle donations, providing a list of donation expenditures from the last two years instead of the requested five-year financial breakdown or policies.

Key Facts

• The Air Ambulance is a Manx Care taxpayer-funded service.
• Donations are managed by external charities, not Manx Care, so the authority does not hold their policies or financial records.
• Manx Care provided a list of how donations were used over the last two years rather than the requested five years.
• Expenditures included staff training courses, conference attendance, and equipment like mattresses.
• The response was issued on 22 July 2024 following a request received on 25 June 2024.

Data Disclosed

• 2024-06-25
• 2024-07-22
• 3934958
• last 5 years
• last 2 years
• 3 staff members
• 2 days
• September 23
• One mattress
• 2 covers

Original Request

Hi, Please could I have copies of policies / procedures relating to how donations to the Isle of Man air ambulance (fixed wing) are handled. Who is the responsible manager or committee overseeing them? Please can you supply details from The last 5 years of the donations received and what it has been spent on. Thank you

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Manx Care Noble’s Hospital, Strang Braddan, Isle of Man IM4 4R (01624) 650 000

Our ref: 3934958 22 July 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request, received 25 June 2024, which states:

"Hi,

Please could I have copies of policies / procedures relating to how donations to the Isle of Man air ambulance (fixed wing) are handled.

Who is the responsible manager or committee overseeing them?

Please can you supply details from the last 5 years of the donations received and what it has been spent on.

Thank you"

Our response to your request is as follows: I have detailed below the information that is being released to you.

The Air Ambulance is a Manx Care Tax Payer funded service, there are a number of charities that individuals can donate to that have ring fenced funds to support the air ambulance activities. The charities are not part of Manx Care and so we do not hold any information regarding their operating activities, policies or finances.

In order to provide advice and assistance, it might be helpful to know:

This is a list of the ways we have used donations over the last 2 years

• CCAT Aeromedical Training Foundation Level Course. Helicopter Medical Flight Crew Course.
• Attend fact finding meetings with other air ambulance service providers / users. Establish working relationships with service providers / users. Review IOM operations against other providers to inform contingency plans. • Visit Jersey patient transfers / Jersey emergency transport service for 2 days to review working practices. • Visit to the Emergency Services Showcase September 23.
• 3 staff members attend the RCN Trauma & Orthopaedics: Moving Forward Across the Lifespan conference. • Fund Agile Leadership & Management course. • Fund attendance at Clinical Considerations in Aeromedical Transport (CCAT) Foundation level.

• One mattress and 2 covers for use in the air ambulance.

Please quote the reference number 3934958 in any future communications.

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