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<p>The following table shows how many patients received special/planned transport
in each of the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>(millions)</p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p>2008-09<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>2012-13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special</p></td><td><p>0.08</p></td><td><p>0.06</p></td><td><p>0.05</p></td><td><p>0.04</p></td><td><p>0.03</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Planned</p></td><td><p>9.51</p></td><td><p>9.40</p></td><td><p>8.79</p></td><td><p>8.26</p></td><td><p>7.10</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Special/planned
Total</p></td><td><p>9.59</p></td><td><p>9.47</p></td><td><p>8.84</p></td><td><p>8.29</p></td><td><p>7.13</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><sup>1</sup>data for 2013-14 has not been published yet, therefore 2008-09
data has been included to complete the five year series.</p><p> </p><p>The total amount
spent on hospital transport in each of the last five years by National Health Service
trusts is shown in the following table:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td
rowspan="2"><p>NHS Trust spend (£000s)</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2008-09<sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>325,038</p></td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>312,524</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>341,517</p></td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>344,572</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>320,162</p></td><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>NHS Trust spends for 2013-14 has
not been published yet, therefore 2008-09 data has been included to complete the five
year series.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The total amount spent on hospital transport
in each of the last five years by foundation trusts (FTs) is shown in the following
table:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Year</p></td><td
rowspan="2"><p>FT Trust spend (£000s)</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Number of FTs at
start of year<sup>1</sup></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Number of FTs at end of year<sup>1</sup></p></td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td> </td></tr><tr><td><p>2009-10</p></td><td><p>21,800</p></td><td><p>115</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><p>2010-11</p></td><td><p>21,735</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><p>2011-12</p></td><td><p>23,195</p></td><td><p>136</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><p>2012-13</p></td><td><p>25,149</p></td><td><p>143</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>25,915</p></td><td><p>145</p></td><td><p>147</p></td><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p><sup>1</sup>The changing amount of spend will
be affected by more FTs being authorised each year. These figures include spend from
the point at which FTs are authorised, including if mid-year.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Clinical
commissioning groups also commission patient transport services; however, cost data
is not collected centrally.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information on the average
cost of providing a patient with hospital transport is not collected centrally.</p><p>
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