Recommendations apply to independent ambulances
Fuller Inquiry · Fuller Inquiry Phase 2 Report · Issued 15 July 2025 · Addressed to: Department of Health and Social Care
Source — verbatim from the inquiry
●Inquiry recommendation
The Inquiry has focused its investigations into ambulance services on NHS ambulance services. However, the Inquiry considers that these recommendations could also be applied to independent ambulance services, including private ambulances.
Fuller Inquiry, Fuller Inquiry Phase 2 Report · 15 Jul 2025 Source PDF →
Response — verbatim from government
●Department of Health and Social Care
The Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) has made the Independent Ambulance Association (IAA) aware of the Inquiry recommendations. Where ambulance services have contractual agreements with independent ambulance services, those commissioned services must comply with relevant NHS policies and procedures. This requirement does not apply where independent ambulance providers operate outside of NHS contracts. For these providers, the IAA has committed to advocate for the implementation of recommendations among its members and the wider sector, noting the IAA does not hold regulatory authority.
Department of Health and Social Care · 1 Dec 2025
Evidence trail — what's actually happened since
- 1 Dec 2025 Accepted in full. AACE has made the Independent Ambulance Association (IAA) aware of the inquiry recommendations. Where ambulance services have contractual agreements with independent ambulance services, those commissioned services must comply with the relevant NHS policies and procedures. This requirement does not apply where independent ambulance providers operate outside of NHS contracts. For these providers, IAA has committed to advocate for the implementation of recommendations among its members and the wider sector, noting that IAA does not hold regulatory authority. (Source: Interim update on government progress in responding to the Fuller inquiry phase 2 report, December 2025)
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