NFRS 2025 16 - Bariatric patients

You asked for

1. Could you tell me how many times you have been called out to assist the ambulance service with bariatric patients? An answer for each of the following calendar years would be appreciated.
   1. 2021
   2. 2022
   3. 2023
   4. 2024
2. Additionally, does the fire service hold an estimated average cost for each of these callouts?

Our Response:

1. Could you tell me how many times you have been called out to assist the ambulance service with bariatric patients? An answer for each of the following calendar years would be appreciated.
   1. 2021
   2. 2022
   3. 2023
   4. 2024

   Answer:

   • a) 2021 = 59
   • b) 2022 = 54
   • c) 2023 = 82
   • d) 2024 = 82
2. Additionally, does the fire service hold an estimated average cost for each ofthese callouts?

   Answer: - We do not record average costs per incident. However, we have provided ageneral estimate based on our fees and charges for special services.

   Total number of incidents: 277

   Average cost per incident: £848.99

   Each individual fee is calculated based on the number of appliances attending on th eassumption that it is a full crew per hour