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Ambulance Facilities.
Infectious Cases.
A Motor Ambulance is provided by the Uxbridge Joint Hospital
Board for the removal of infectious cases, bedding and clothing.
Non-Infectious Cases.
Regulations.
The Ambulance will be available for use in case of accident or
other sudden or urgent disability and the use of the Ambulance cannot
be reserved in advance.
The Ambulance shall not in any case be used for a removal to a
place distant more than 30 miles by road from the Council Offices,
Oaklands Gate, Northwood.
The Council will not in any circumstances be liable for delay in
the removal or for the non-removal of private cases. The Council
will also not be liable for damage, loss or injury to any patient or to
any person accompanying such patient.
If the Ambulance is required for the removal of maternity cases,
the patient must be accompanied by some responsible person in charge
of the patient in addition to the Driver and Attendant.
The Ambulance will be in sole charge of a driver provided by the
Council.
Hire of Ambulance.
Telephone:
Calls by telephone should be given as follows:
8 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Mondays to Fridays
Northwood 1110.
Saturdays 8 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.
At other times Northwood 995.
Scale of Charges.
(a) Use of Ambulance in case of Accident
or Sudden Illness in a public place in the
district No charge.
(b) Use of Ambulance for private calls, for
conveyance of persons to and from
places within the District, or to the
Hillingdon Hospital or Uxbridge Cottage
Hospital (including waiting time
and, if required, the services of an
Attendant) 7 /6, unless the charge
calculated on Scale
(c) is less than this
charge.
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