FOI 26-248 PTS Manual Handling Incidents

Freedom of Information Request

Reference
FOI 26-248 PTS Manual Handling Incidents
Request Date
29 May 2026
Response Date
18 Jun 2026
Information Requested

I am looking for information about SAS Patient transport service.  

Q1. How many transfers were carried out during the calendar year 2025 01/01/25 - 31/12/25  

Q2. Number of manual handling incidents resulting in staff injury reported through datix/inphase for the period 1 Jun 2025- 31st Dec 2025.  

Q3. If possible the number of the incidents for the period above that were the result of the IBEX stair chair  

Response

Please see the table below detailing the number of Scottish Ambulance Service non-emergency patient transport transfers took place between 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2025 (inclusive of these dates).  This has been provided for the Lothian and Borders Health Board area. 

 

 

2025 

2025 

2025 

2025 

2025 

2025 

2025 

  

Admission 

Day Patient 

Discharge 

House to House Transfer 

Out Patient 

Transfer 

Unknown 

Journey Count 

879 

130 

10,697 

179 

46,381 

3,188 

173 

Cancelled Journeys 

126 

25 

2,753 

40 

12,085 

884 

24 

Started Journeys 

753 

105 

7,944 

139 

34,296 

2,304 

149 

Aborted Journeys 

49 

21 

807 

5 

2,346 

267 

19 

Completed Journeys 

704 

84 

7,137 

134 

31,950 

2,037 

130 

 

Q2 – The were no manual handling incidents resulting in PTS staff injury reported through Datix/InPhase from 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2025. 

 

Q3 – As there were no reported incidents found, there were zero incidents that were as a result of an IBEX chair.