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General Discussion => SAAS => Topic started by: kellyp on July 22, 2012, 03:58:44 PM

Title: Patient Transports (Vic)
Post by: kellyp on July 22, 2012, 03:58:44 PM: Hi All,
AMT now RFDS will carry the wording 'Mobile Patient Care' on their vehicles and it seem that road staff will be $4000.00 pa better off due to the RDFS being a charity!
MTS now called G4S has won the Royal Melbourne contract from NPT and lost the Bayside contract to NPT.
New CPG's for NEPT due out shortly from DHS.
NEPT contractor crews being trained up to possibly act as 1st responders in the country.
That about is for the moment.

Regards
Kelly
Title: Re: Patient Transports (Vic)
Post by: Robert-Robert34 on July 22, 2012, 09:03:53 PM: Out of curiosity kelly with this change in contracts how will it benefit South Australia in terms of medical services
Title: Re: Patient Transports (Vic)
Post by: kellyp on July 24, 2012, 10:34:56 AM: Hi All,

This previous informtion was presented as interest only.

There are very strong rumours suggesting extremely large company looking to SA with a view of opening services and contract support for SAAS.

If you do not wish any further information just post here and silince will prevail.

Kelly
Title: Re: Patient Transports (Vic)
Post by: bajdas on July 24, 2012, 11:02:15 AM: Interested....but get confused with all of the acronyms....are the companies, vehicles, what ???
Title: Re: Patient Transports (Vic)
Post by: kellyp on July 24, 2012, 08:46:41 PM: Advance Medical Transport (AMT) now Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS). Medical Transprt Service (G4S) Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG's), National Patient Transport (NPT) Non-Emergency Patient Transport (NEPT), Brain Food (BF).
Title: Re: Patient Transports (Vic)
Post by: misterteddy on July 24, 2012, 10:43:04 PM: G4S, better known as the security company you employ for your worldwide major sporting event when you have a large army to pick up the pieces afterwards when they can't achieve what they said they could....lessons for that in the Vic NEPT market I'm sure.
Title: Re: Patient Transports (Vic)
Post by: kellyp on July 25, 2012, 11:13:40 AM: Hi Mr Teddy,

You of course quite correct re G4 considering the balls up in the Uk for Olympics. Mind you they are not that hot here in Australia either. It appears they have more money (from Europe) that they have actual staff members with brains considering everytime they tender something stuffs up in security and dare we mention the very fact that long standing employees are decamping to other patient transport services.

Regards
Kelly
Title: Re: Patient Transports (Vic)
Post by: Blackfoot on July 25, 2012, 11:33:43 AM: Boys and Girls,

Try doing a bit of homework on G4 also known as Falck in Europe.

If I were an ambulance provider I would err on the side of caution. Big multinational, years of experience and very deep pockets.

Cheers from Blackfoot
Title: Re: Patient Transports (Vic)
Post by: FlameTrees on July 25, 2012, 03:49:04 PM: Werent G4 previously Serco?????
Title: Re: Patient Transports (Vic)
Post by: kellyp on July 25, 2012, 05:32:13 PM: Quote from: FlameTrees on July 25, 2012, 03:49:04 PM
Werent G4 previously Serco?????

Hi Flame Tree's,

Good question, not sure about the answer. Serco rings bells as they are everywhere in hospitality but then again Spotless may have intregrated them. We will have to wait and see if anyone else out there has an answer.

Kellyp