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Patron - wayne norwood
As the grandson of Wellington Free Ambulance’s founder, Sir Charles Norwood, I am extremely proud of the way Wellington Free Ambulance continues to provide quality care to people in need, free of charge.
In 1927, my grandfather was motivated to launch an ambulance service that was free to any person needing help. This ethos of free access to any medical care is the foundation this organisation was built on. Since Wellington Free Ambulance’s inception 95 years ago, these values remain strong to this very day.
Being able to carry on my grandfather’s legacy, to stand behind a team that embody the values of his vision and to be a part of Wellington Free Ambulance’s lifesaving work, is a humbling experience. I couldn’t be more thrilled to accept the role of Patron in 2021 and support this organisation in 2022 where we acknowledge 95 years of service to the community. We may be a smaller ambulance service, but the feats that Wellington Free Ambulance has achieved are significant and well respected in the industry.
The Norwood family will continue to advocate for Wellington Free Ambulance’s lifesaving work with love and pride. In 2021, my granddaughters took part in Onesie Day for the first time because they believe what four generations of our family believed in – making sure Wellington Free Ambulance is always there for all.
For five generations the Norwood Family have been connected to this important cause and I look forward to doing everything I can to support the amazing people working for Wellington Free Ambulance, and their lifesaving actions that help the people in our region. I am constantly amazed by the skill and dedication they bring to the organisation.
The last two years have been extremely difficult and yet the drive to assist those in need has never faulted.
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4 WELLINGTON FREE AMBULANCE IMPACT REPORT The impact of Wellington Free Ambulance 2021 2022 CLINICAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE 245,614 Calls answered (111 emergency and non-urgent calls) 14,707 Clinical Paramedic Advisors support over the phone 14,123 Inbound 3,084 Outbound Hours on phone 160,341 Emergency Calls to 111 answered WFA calls handled by phone triage 7,166 of those subsequently didn’t require an ambulance EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE 52,693 Responses to Patients 169 Flight Paramedics incidents 35,748 Patients transported for further treatment 140 TEMS incidents 17,196 Patients treated at home 2,561 UCC incidents 33 Rescue Squad incidents 1,056,065km travelled by EAS
5 Of those surveyed in 21/22: HEARING FROM OUR PATIENTS –PATIENT SURVEY FEEDBACK Each year we ask patients to share their feedback with us to ensure we are providing a quality service that meets the needs and expectations of our community. 97% agreed/strongly agreed that they were treated with kindness and respect 90% agreed/strongly agreed we did everything to control their pain 97% were very satisfied/ satisfied with the overall service from Wellington Free Ambulance 95% agreed/strongly agreed we provided care sensitive to their cultural needs 79% found the call takers very helpful and reassuring EVENTS 176 events attended across the region 46,781 Patients transported to appointments 1,052, 540kms travelled by PTS PATIENT TRANSFER SERVICE Cost to people of Greater Wellington and Wairarapa needing help and support: $0 Thanks for your support
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PATIENT EXPERIENCE
We continue to define and extend our core models of care and response, which enable us to appropriately meet demand within resource levels safely.
Different care pathways in KApiti
Wellington Free Ambulance is here for everyone no matter what the emergency. However, if a patient’s condition is unexpected but not life threatening, we have developed care pathways for Kāpiti residents who do not need an emergency ambulance for travel to hospital but do need to be assessed and treated.
This year saw the continuation of our Kāpiti referrals process - a collaboration with Tū Ora Compass Health and Capital & Coast DHB, that provides local clinical care for patients who would have otherwise been transported to the Emergency Department at Wellington Hospital.
Wellington Free Ambulance also initiated a new care pathway in partnership with Older Adult Rehabilitation & Allied Health Services (ORA). Through this collaboration, our paramedics who respond to falls work closely in conjunction with primary care and the DHB, with ORA assisting in the arrangement of rehabilitation services, mobility aids and arranging other social support where required to better protect our older populations.
These initiatives mean more patients can avoid a long, unnecessary trip to Wellington Hospital’s Emergency Department, allowing us to treat patients closer to home, with integrated wrap-around support in the community. With recent changes to services in 2022, WFA and ORA are looking forward to being able to offer this pathway again soon.
An inter-agency response to mental health
We know that people experiencing mental health distress and those in crisis who are transported to police cells, or the emergency department have unfavourable outcomes to their long-term health. Evidence suggests that for some patients, the best place for treatment and recovery is often in the community with their mental health support team, as well as family and friends.
Made up of a police officer, a Wellington Free Ambulance paramedic, and a mental health clinician, the Mental Health Co-Response Team (CRT) is the first of its kind in Aotearoa New Zealand and continues to provide enhanced on-scene care and another layer of support for people in need in the Wellington region.
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Tactical Emergency Medical Support
At Wellington Free Ambulance, we work with our partnering agencies to help communities be and feel safe. Hauora Tautoko Wahanga – The Tactical Emergency Medical Support (TEMS) team began in early February 2020 as a joint trial between Wellington Free Ambulance (WFA) and New Zealand Police. Working alongside the New Zealand Police Special Tactics Group (STG) in high-pressure situations, they possessed a broad range of skills that allow them to perform a variety of roles which protect public safety. These include, but are not limited to, tactical medical support, siege/hostage medicine, hostile crowd medicine, mass casualty incident response, HAZMAT response, complex patient extrications, and remote/water rescue operations.
Created to develop WFA’s Emergency Preparedness, resilience and response to complex, high risk and major situations – WFA’s TEMS were another leading-edge initiative that integrates paramedic support in the community, in particular in specialist police operations.
Earlier this year, there was one unique situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that no other emergency ambulance service has had to contend with – the 23-day occupation of our nation’s Parliament grounds. For the entirety of the occupation, WFA’s TEMS - supported by the wider ambulance crew - provided medical assistance to anyone at the scene.
They played a pivotal role in the emergency response, supporting our colleagues at New Zealand Police and offered 16-hour-a-day medical support in Parliament grounds, treating a total of 167 people – police and protesters alike – 145 of which were police staff.
In the past two years:
+ TEMS has been deployed on over 680 occasions
+ TEMS has participated in over 140 training events
+ TEMS staff have an average utilisation rate of approximately 90%
Delivering timely, coordinated and specialist care at home or in a community setting, we work together with other agencies to connect people in mental health crisis to the right pathways, improve patient assessment and treatment, and reduce any unnecessary transportation to emergency departments or police stations.
Our specialised person-centred approach in CRT has led to an improved patient experience and better outcomes for patients and their whānau. By bringing together the right care at the right time to people in distress, this has improved interactions and outcomes for not only patients, but our frontline teams too.
We continue to discuss the future of the Mental Health Co-Response Team with New Zealand Police and Te Whatu Ora.
“Often at scene we take over the care of the patient and deescalate the situation with our colleagues from Police. Working together and sharing information between us, Police and a mental health clinician has been incredibly valuable to provide better outcomes for our patients. Working with the team has been fantastic and incredibly insightful to how we can work better together.”
Christine Galvin, Wellington Free Ambulance CRT Paramedic
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Enhancing community response in the Wairarapa
Thanks to a joint initiative between Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) and Wellington Free Ambulance, volunteers from the Martinborough fire brigade are now medical first responders. Wellington Free Ambulance led training that gave 10 of this brigade’s volunteers the ability to administer life-saving interventions prior to the arrival of ambulance staff.
The community should feel assured that if they call for an ambulance for a medical emergency, and firefighters turn up, they are in good hands while waiting for our paramedic crews to arrive. The roll out of the Martinborough First Response Unit will enhance the pre-hospital emergency care that is provided to those living in Martinborough.
Wellington Free Ambulance in the Wairarapa:
+ Three emergency ambulances
+ One emergency response vehicle
+ Two patient transfer vehicles
+ A team of 30+ staff helping the Wairarapa community.
“By having more first responders in the area, patients will be able to access the best care, regardless of whether it is a paramedic or fire fighter who arrives first. This early intervention will undoubtedly benefit the community.”
Wairarapa Shift Manager, Jono Rees.
Other ways we’re here for you
+ Help on the other end of the line: Along with the dedicated team of calltakers in our Clinical Communications Centre, is our team of trained Clinical Paramedic Advisors that provide 24/7 support to ensure patients are triaged appropriately. When we are experiencing delays, they ensure patients are called back and monitored over the phone until ambulance crews arrive.
+ Urgent Community Care: Our trained UCC paramedics in Kāpiti, Porirua, and Wairarapa manage emergency 111 calls that don’t warrant automatically warrant an ambulance response, treating patients at home and discussing further care options.
+ Rescue and Flight Paramedics: Our Rescue and Flight paramedics work with a wide range of services to make sure they can reach, treat and transport patients in the most extreme of circumstances.
+ Patient Transfer Service: With reassurance and care, our Patient Transfer Service safely and comfortably transport patients to and from scheduled hospital treatments, rest home transfers, and take great care to look after hospice patients travelling home to be with family.
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PATIENT STORY
Rescue Squad: Andrew Leslie’s story
Andrew Leslie has always been an avid mountain biker, but one single moment on Makara Peak changed everything for him. “I remember going over the handlebars, landing on my head…” recalls Andrew.
When the 111 call came in, paramedics Jimmy Crombie and Brendan Harris knew they needed to act fast. “The notes said he was paralysed and it was a suspected spinal injury. We knew this was going to be serious, so we jumped in the 4WD rescue vehicle. Brendan didn’t even bother with his uniform, he was still in his suit and jumped straight into action,” Jimmy says.
Within thirty minutes Jimmy and Brendan were at Andrew’s side. “I cannot tell you how challenging it was,” recalls Jimmy. “His type of injury is not very common, it is the only time in my 12-year career where I had come across this.”
With the help of a second rescue squad and helicopter crew, the team were able to get Andrew safely secured in a helicopter bound for Wellington Airport. Due to the severity of his injuries, he was immediately flown to Christchurch for specialist surgery.
Patient Transfer Services: Pat and Margaret’s story
For over 10 years, Wellington Free Ambulance has been transporting Pat to his dialysis appointments, three times a week. Margaret normally travels with him, and the couple have got to know the staff well.
“I know that when they come to get Pat, they will take care of him and make sure he gets there safely,” says Margaret. “I don’t have to worry about him falling or forgetting anything, whoever picks him up always takes care of him for me. They do more than they need to, to take make sure he is safe.”
Patient Transfer Officer Nicole says the couple are beyond generous and thoughtful. “I always know if Pat is receiving treatment that day because when I walk into station there’s always baked goods for the crew, and every Christmas they deliver goodie bags to each station.”
“I cannot express how grateful I am to the people who helped me that day. Everyone absolutely came together and managed to get me safely and quickly down to Christchurch. It was quite an amazing response to what had happened,” Andrew says.
“What Wellington Free Ambulance did for me meant I was operated on just 10 hours after the crash, which was crucial to my recovery. I’m living proof of how vital their service is.”
Margaret says it’s her way of saying thanks, “for all that they do and for the way they take care of us.”
Patient Transfer Officer and Relief Team Leader Steven says, “One morning when the traffic was particularly bad, Margaret was concerned that after I dropped them off at the Kenepuru dialysis unit, I would be stuck in traffic for ages as I headed back to town.
“She offered to give me her house keys, so I could go back to their house and make a cup of tea, while I waited for the traffic to clear! I declined of course, but it was a lovely thought,” says Steve.
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PEOPLE EXPERIENCE
We continue to empower our people by focussing
Putting people first
He aha te mea nui o te ao? He Tāngata, He Tāngata, He Tāngata (what is the most important thing in the world? It is the people, it is the people, it is the people). Investing in our people and supporting our workforce has been the largest focus of Wellington Free Ambulance’s Strategic renewal.
Our team operate across multiple working spaces, and a large geographical area, with variable working schedules that cover 24/7 ambulance support. It is absolutely vital that our people are empowered to do their best and know they are valued.
Over the course of the year, Wellington Free Ambulance developed our flagship People Programme which has seen us restructure and grow our People function. In particular, prioritising the welfare of our workforce and reviewing our existing support mechanisms. There are a range of things that we can do at Wellington Free Ambulance – and that we can provide support with - to help keep our people healthy and going well in their lives.
Protecting our people by:
+ Creating STOPP10 – a hot debriefing tool for our people exposed to significant incidents and events.
+ Introducing Taking Five – led by our Clinical Communications Centre this initiative helps our calltakers reconnect with their mental health at work.
+ Updating our specialised fatigue training with a focus on shift work.
+ Increasing the number of trained peer supporters so the WFA whānau have a peer that is there to provide confidential support and a listening ear.
+ Ongoing work in reviewing our shift patterns with a focus on staff wellness and fatigue management.
“Initiatives such as better debriefing after significant incidents and increasing the pool of trained Peer Support staff is based on improving connectivity with each other. This in turn leads to strengthening our WFA community and, what I believe, leads to providing the best care possible for patients across our region.”
Pete Collins, Project Lead Staff
Welfare
10 WELLINGTON FREE AMBULANCE IMPACT REPORT STOPP 10 Debrief S u m m a r i s e T h i n g s t h a t w e n t w e l l O p p o r t u n i t i e s t o i m p r o v e P s y c h o l o g i c a l W e l f a r e P o i n t s t o a c t i o n S O P P T Th s is a safe space for a pr vate discussion Start by summar s ng what happened If you're in a group, everyone is encouraged to contribute one at a time Acknowledge all the things that went well This can be from a clinical, operational, team or a wellbeing perspective Consider what can be done next time to improve the situation This can be from an individual, clinical, operational, team or a wellbeing perspective Discuss the feel ngs and emot ons you may have and what you may expect over the com ng days Opt ons of additiona support such as EAP Peer Support or Manageria support, shou d be discussed Peer Support WFA Chapla n Raise EAP L E T ' S P R E S S P A U S E A N D D O A Need to talk? We're here to listen Here we decide next steps forward Is a cold debr ef required? Is a discussion needed? Do we need support services? This will be determined 10
teamwork, improving welfare, and lifting
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confidence in leadership.
Investing in leadership
When looking at our strategy for the future, Wellington Free Ambulance’s long-term goals are innovative and bold, and with that came the need to look at how we can best deliver our vision for the future.
We worked with our leaders to strengthen our collaborations and connections across the organisation, with our teams united together under a new leadership structure so we can continue to achieve the best outcomes for the people of Greater Wellington and Wairarapa.
Investing in leadership - in particular the creation of a new Senior Leadership Team - will help navigate our people through the unpredictable era Wellington Free Ambulance and the wider healthcare sector is currently facing, while keeping our purpose of saving lives at the front and center of everything we do.
Celebrating our people
WĀHINE TOA IN AMBULANCE
This year, we were thrilled that all five of Wellington Free Ambulance’s nominees had been recognised in the Council of Ambulance Authorities - Australasia Women In Ambulance Awards 2022. We thank them for all their hard work and commitment to the Ambulance sector and our patients.
An exciting horizon with paramedic registration
Our paramedic workforce of around 230 people became fully registered under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003. Registration, just like for doctors and nurses, enables paramedics to be recognised as the highly skilled clinicians they are, by both our communities and the health partners we work with.
The registration of our paramedic workforce, and for Wellington Free Ambulance as a whole, provides an incredible exciting horizon of development and recognition. Registration is not just about elevating the paramedic profession and acknowledging the specialist skills our team bring every day; it is about guaranteeing the best possible care for patients, enabling us to extend our reach even further and become better advocates for the people we serve.
YEARS OF COMMITMENT TO THE COMMUNITY
This year Wellington Free Ambulance recognised a special group of individuals and their years of service to Wellington Free Ambulance, their patients, and the community. Cumulatively this group has given over 270 years of service – an immeasurable and profound impact on countless lives over the years – and we cannot thank them enough.
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OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE
We continue to drive and turnaround performance indicators, meet targets, and implement opportunities for better patient outcomes.
Maintaining Resilience in the Covid-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have an impact globally and here in Aotearoa. For Wellington Free Ambulance, our priority is and always has been keeping our people, our patients, and the wider community we serve, safe.
With the introduction of Delta and Omicron variants in the last financial year, and the Government’s move from an elimination approach to a suppression approach, it was essential Wellington Free Ambulance remained versatile with the inevitable rise of COVID-19 in the community. We deployed our Covid-Readiness Team - a dedicated group of individuals across Wellington Free Ambulance who were entrusted with ensuring
Wellington Free Ambulance’s COVID-19 response:
+ Creation of Covid-Readiness Team.
+ Creation of Operational Support Team to assist our crews on the road.
+ Additional ambulance(s) deployed to meet peak operational demand.
+ Additional Clinical Paramedic Advisors within the clinical hub to assist with increased demand for services and provide clinical support to patients via tele-triage.
+ A joint campaign with St John New Zealand urging people to save 111 for emergencies.
our services were fully prepared for the anticipated increase of COVID-19, and subsequently, demand on our services. A comprehensive, four-level approach to our response was also implemented through the COVID-19 Escalation plan. This was different to the alert level and traffic light systems in place, and unique to the needs of Wellington Free Ambulance.
To provide additional support to our team on the road in times of pressure, we created an Operational Support Team. Their assistance in covering nonclinical tasks and providing support to our Emergency Ambulance Services and Patient Transfer Services teams, helped protect the welfare and wellbeing of staff during the peak of the pandemic.
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Improving MAori Health Outcomes
Our role at Wellington Free is to ensure positive health outcomes for everyone in our community. Wellington Free Ambulance is on an exciting journey to weave kaupapa Māori into the way we work and nurture ongoing relationships between our essential service and Māori communities.
Danny Karatea-Goddard has contracted as Tai Pakeke (Senior Lead), providing a Māori presence at a senior level and assisting with Māori and iwi engagement at Wellington Free Ambulance. Supporting in the development of our Māori Health Strategy, Tai Pakeke Danny plays an instrumental role in mentoring Wellington Free Ambulance as we continue to pave the way for whakawhanaungatanga (forming relationships), kotahitanga (working together in unity) and manaakitanga (showing kindness, care, and compassion in all that we do).
A pōwhiri (formal welcome) held at Pipitea Marae earlier this year signaled the start of this mahi. Not only was it the first of its kind in several years for Wellington Free Ambulance, but this special event highlighted the unique privilege we have with our Headquarters sitting on the original Pipitea Pa site - a sacred mana whenua part of land. This pōwhiri acknowledged not only a historical connection with Māori and Wellington Free Ambulance, but the start of a new relationship and friendship that benefits both sides and endures.
This last financial year also saw the creation of a new role dedicated to Māori Health – Kaiwhakatūwhera Kaupapa Māori. The Kaiwhakatūwhera will be crucial in ensuring we produce positive health outcomes for Māori, and to achieve this we need to make sure we have strong relationships with iwi across the region.
“Building community, engaging with Māori and bringing of aspects of Māori culture so it’s normalised is a direction many organisations are heading towards. Wellington Free Ambulance is on the beginning of this journey, and this is a signal that incorporating Māori into Wellington Free Ambulance is an important step for the organisation, for Māori health, and the community.”
Tai Pakeke Danny Karatea-Goddard
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Managing increased demand through Fit2Sit
Winter season is Wellington Free Ambulance’s busiest time of year, with Wellington Free Ambulance developing various initiatives that ensure the wheels keep turning and our team is equipped to handle spikes in demand.
This includes Fit2Sit – an initiative that is now implemented year-round across all hospitals in our region – designed to reduce overcrowding and increase turnaround times for our ambulance crews. Our Fit2Sit policy redirects patients who are mobile and meet certain criteria. Instead of being placed in a bed and wheeled into the emergency department, they are placed in the waiting room and given a card to present to staff, where clinical notes can be accessed. This allows for less interruptions for hospital triage staff, as well as the ability to ensure patients are triaged in the appropriate order with no ‘queue-jumping’.
Outcomes:
+ Faster turnaround for paramedic crews, which in turn increases ambulance availability.
+ Reduced triage staff demand, allowing them to better prioritise incoming patients and a reduction in congestion at triage.
+ Reduced emergency department bed use for mobile patients.
+ Appropriate triaging, with no queue jumping because they were transported by ambulance.
Shift Pattern Review
Wellington Free Ambulance has been on a journey to implement a new shift pattern to improve staff wellbeing, manage fatigue, and to find a sustainable operational model for Wellington Free Ambulance in an ever-changing landscape in paramedicine.
There have been staff surveys, staff workshops, staff meetings and external consultations researching future operational models. This year saw significant progress with the creation of a working group and committee to use all of this information to explore future shift pattern options for Wellington Free Ambulance. At the same time, we are also in the process of implementing a brand-new rostering system which will give us much better flexibility and will help us make adjustments to our shift patterns.
This vital work to improve our systems and our ways of working will not only empower our people, but ensure we remain the ones for Greater Wellington and Wairarapa.
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For Wellington Free Ambulance, our crews experience a quicker turnaround at hospital, being available to help the next person in need faster.
EVENTS STAFF PROFILE
We currently have 71 volunteers who give their time to work as Event Medics, helping keep people safe and well at community events, providing CPR training to community groups, and backing up our frontline crews in emergencies.
Jackie Fuimaono volunteers for Wellington Free Ambulance as part of our Events Team. This involves assessing and treating patients at a range of sporting, music, family and community events such as Waitangi Day, New Year’s Eve and school sports.
“I love that we can choose from so many options for our mahi. It means that I’ve been introduced to many parts of our diverse city from Roller Derby to BMX racing, and from Cuba Dupa to raves,” says Jackie.
Through volunteering, I’ve gained friends, experience and new skills. I love going to work, you don’t know what the day will bring, and you need to be prepared for everything! It’s stimulating and challenging, sometimes scary but always very rewarding.”
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Events: Meet Volunteer Event Medic Jackie Fuimaono
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ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE
We continue to renew progress against an agreed strategy and plan, prioritise and maximise our available resources to secure sustainable levels of funding and deliver critical infrastructure projects.
Updating our critical communications capability through the Public Safety Network
Wellington Free Ambulance continues to play an important role in the Public Safety Network – a government investment in next generation critical communications for all emergency services.
This vital piece of infrastructure will result in reliable, resilient, and secure communications coverage for ambulance vehicles and better coverage for our rural areas. Ultimately, it will be a future-proofed system that meets the needs of frontline emergency services and results in better outcomes for patients and their whānau.
To support the work occurring in this space, we set out on improving our technological landscape, which included the introduction of new enhanced tablets in our ambulances and personal issued mobile devices to all our crews on the road.
As the Public Safety Network progresses, increasing connectivity across our organisation and allowing access to more information remains a key focus. It helps improve our response, and keeps our people, volunteers and patients safer.
Introducing state-of-the-art Corpuls3 defibrillators
Providing the highest quality emergency care requires continuous advancements in specialty equipment and smart technology.
Arguably our most important piece of equipment is a defibrillator – a key piece of equipment for saving lives. Here at Wellington Free Ambulance, we continue to seek innovative ways to save time and more lives, and recently added state-of-the art Corpuls defibrillators to our paramedic toolbox. The smaller, lightweight Corpuls3 has transformed our ability to help patients in challenging environments, as well as share real-time data with other medical professionals for more effective care.
The new Corpuls3Touch monitoring defibrillator is a device that closely monitors the cardiac activity and if necessary, restores a normal heartbeat by sending an electric pulse or shock to the heart. It uses innovative, wireless and touch screen technology that sends information in real time to paramedics and specialist hospital staff.
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A highlight for the end of 2021 was the opening of the new ambulance station in Greytown based out of Five Rivers Medical Centre.
Our Greytown station is a purpose-built clinical centre and a one-of-a-kind building for the people in South Wairarapa. Our teams are fully equipped to respond to emergency calls, with rapid exit automatic doors and space for three ambulance vehicles.
New whare in Greytown and Masterton for Wellington Free Ambulance and the community in the Wairarapa Corpuls3
Located on Chapel Street, in the centre of Masterton, our interim station for Masterton was officially opened with a blessing that has been used by local iwi for over 700 years. This signalled a fresh start and a future-focused journey ahead as we continue our search in finding a permanent home for our Masterton-based team, as well as develop a wider property strategy for Wellington Free Ambulance.
It is important that all our facilities are fit-forpurpose, that they meet the needs of our people and teams and are reflective of a vital regional and national service that protects our nation’s capital, the greater Wellington region, and beyond in Wairarapa.
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Integrates with current technology reducing admin time after attending to a patient
pockets for leads, blood pressure cuffs, defibrillator pads
Quality printer
monitor and defibrillator detach so multiple paramedics can work on a patient at the same time
colour touch screen display
Sends information in real-time to clinical paramedic advisors and hospital staff.
Our largest fundraising event: Onesie Day 2021
Each year, Wellington Free Ambulance holds our biggest fundraising event of the year, known as Onesie Day. Typically, this peer-to-peer fundraising event encourages people in Greater Wellington and Wairarapa to don a Onesie, shake a bucket on the streets, and fundraise for their one and only ambulance service.
After months of planning, organisation, liaising and communicating with volunteers and external stakeholders, Aotearoa suddenly plunged into a lockdown in August 2021. With Onesie Day around the corner, we knew alert level changes were unlikely and that the safety of the community and our dedicated supporters was our biggest priority.
This was the second year that COVID-19 had significantly impacted how we fundraise, but the support from our community was unwavering. Wellington Free Ambulance made the quick decision to transform our street collection on Onesie Day into a hybrid event that was held purely online. By engaging with our community and supporters through digital means, we managed to raise over $283,000 by the end of our 2021 Onesie Campaign, making it our most successful community fundraising event on record.
Consumer council report
Kia piki te ora, piki te kaha, piki te wairua, piki te māramatanga
The Consumer Council has continued to support WFA when and where it could throughout 2022. The roopu has not been able to meet as frequently as scheduled due to the impact Covid – 19 and the influenza has had on an already stretched workforce. The Consumer Council recognised the pressure that WFA faced with the challenges of staff shortages and increased workloads, so agreed to postpone the face-to-face hui and instead offer advice and feedback either via zoom or through email feedback. September saw the roopu meet face to face for the first time this year.
The Consumer Council continues to support WFA and offer a consumer perspective to all they review or are involved in. They continue to ask the question and attempt to understand what the inequities are that face WFA service users; however this is yet to be fully articulated.
The final hui for 2022 is scheduled for December 5th when the roopu will need to appoint new co-chairs as the term for the current co-chair will come to an end.
Nāku noa iti nei
Mā Rongo, mā Tāne, mā Maru tātou e ruruhau
Families’ council report
The Families’ Council has continued to support the ongoing operations of Wellington Free Ambulance. Although the Council’s activities have been impacted by COVID-19 they have continued to represent the families of WFA. We look forward to collaborating with the Families’ Council in 2023 to design a work plan that will ensure we can continue to provide the best support for our people and their families.
Polly Johnson Chair of the Families’ Council 21-22
Looking ahead with NASO
We have been working very closely with our funders through the National Ambulance Service Office (NASO) team, who represent both Te Whatu Ora and ACC, to finalise and embed a new four-year funding contract.
The intent of this work has been to strengthen our partnership with our funders, working together to ensure a sustainable level of funding to provide essential services to the communities we serve.
Janeen Cross Co-Chair WFA Consumer Council
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PATIENT STORY
Clinical Communications Centre: The Williams Family’s Story
Linda woke up one night thinking her husband Greg was having a bad dream, but she soon realised his gurgling sounds and flailing about was her own nightmare unfolding. Greg was having a cardiac arrest.
She dialled 111 and was connected to Stella, a recent recruit who had just completed her training. Stella was settling into the responsibility of taking calls independent of a mentor when she took Linda’s call.
After performing the triage questions, Stella knew CPR must be started immediately to give Greg the best chance of survival. She calmly guided Linda through moving Greg from the soft bed to the hard wood floor to ensure the surface was suitable for CPR compressions to begin.
“It was all very new to me, and CPR calls were still a bit daunting, but something just clicked when I was talking to Linda. She did an amazing job even though she had only just woken up and had to get straight into resuscitating Greg.” Stella remembers.
As Stella counted out the rhythm that would keep Greg’s heart moving blood around his body, she also managed to keep Linda calm, reassuring her that the ambulance crew were swiftly making their way through the dark to their home.
Linda recalls “Without Stella we wouldn’t have Greg with us today, I know that for sure. Her reassuring tone and clear instruction gave me the strength and confidence to do what I needed to do. There are no words to describe how much her being there meant to me and our family.”
Emergency Ambulance Services: Brad’s story
One afternoon, Brad was working on the family farm in Wellington, moving lambs into a new paddock.
The lambs kept moving in the wrong direction, and Brad made the decision to follow them down a steep hill on his motorbike. That decision had a huge consequence for Brad.
“About halfway down the hill, I went over a bump and lost my balance, which sent me over the handlebars,” says Brad. “I knew instantly that my ankle was badly broken.”
When Wellington Free Ambulance paramedics, Les McKay and Charlotte McCormick arrived at the house, Brad’s family took them to Brad in a 4x4, up dirt tracks, across creek beds and through the forest.
“When the paramedics arrived, they were amazing and put me at ease right away with their calm and professional manner, which helped us all in such a scary situation,” says Brad.
Les and Charlotte assessed and treated Brad, and noticing that his ankle potentially required some extra treatment, they arranged to travel via Porirua ambulance station so that Rodney Parnell, an Intensive Care Paramedic, could help safely splint the ankle. Then together they all carried on to Wellington Hospital.
“The ambulance staff made the whole situation very easy, and I felt like I could trust them,” recalls Brad. The relief I felt getting into the back of that ambulance was almost indescribable and I will be forever grateful for everyone involved in getting me to the hospital.”
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Cornerstone Partner - Julie Nevett & The Lloyd Morrison Foundation
Since 2015, The Lloyd Morrison Foundation have been our Cornerstone Partner Donor and their support and ongoing commitment continues to have a huge impact across our region.
This year, The Lloyd Morrison Foundation’s annual donation of $500,000 once again funded a new fully-kitted, state-of-the-art emergency ambulance, our Heartbeat programme and many public AED’s across our region including the cost of their maintenance. This support enables Wellington Free Ambulance to provide free CPR training to businesses, schools and community groups throughout our region to ensure as many people as possible are trained to help save a life.
There are an average of six out-of-hospital cardiac arrests every week across our region, and for every minute without CPR a person’s chance of survival falls by 10-15%. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, cardiac arrest survival rates have been declining as lockdowns meant there were fewer bystanders present who had CPR knowledge. Our changing world means it has become even more important to increase public knowledge of CPR and how to use an AED.
Our goal is to train everyone in our community in how to perform CPR and use an AED, and for these lifesaving skills to remain with them for the rest of their lives. We thank Julie Nevett and The Lloyd
Morrison Foundation for their generosity and continued support of this important work.
Our COVID response and the lockdowns in Wellington meant that for three months of this year The Lloyd Morrison Foundation Heartbeat programme was paused while our Senior Heartbeat Coordinator was recalled to the frontline. Despite this, we still trained over a thousand people in life-saving CPR skills this year. In October 2021, our programme resumed and booking numbers have been high ever since.
The overall impact of The Lloyd Morrison Foundation’s generosity is that lives are saved, and we cannot thank them enough for their support.
THE LLOYD MORRISON FOUNDATION HEARTBEAT PROGRAMME
Number of courses provided: 60
Number of people trained: 1,001
Ages of people trained: 9 yrs to 93 years
Number of AEDs installed in the community: 30
This included 6 schools (117 students), 39 business groups, 9 community groups, 6 sports clubs and 2 private bookings.
“The Lloyd Morrison Foundation Heartbeat programme makes CPR so easy to learn, and anyone and everyone can do it. We often train groups where people think they are just coming to ‘watch’ and they end up giving it a go.”
Rachel
Evans, Senior Heartbeat Coordinator
“Thanks very much for a really great CPR course…I have attended many, many courses during my career and I think yours is up there with the best of them.”
Royal Wellington Golf Club
“I’ve done several First Aid / CPR courses over the years, and this is by far the best.”
Eastbourne Menzshed
“I’ve had previous CPR training that left me feeling overwhelmed, but I had a completely different experience with this programme. It’s the first time I have left a course feeling like I could do what’s needed to save a life.”
Chaffers Dock Apartments
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PATIENT STORY
CRAIG’S STORY: my colleague saved my life
Craig Nelson works at Mitre 10 in Petone. His role is very physical, and he usually walks over 20,000 steps a day around the store. He has always considered himself a fit and healthy person.
One morning he was at work when, out of the blue with no obvious warning signs, he suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.
Andrew Bell, the store’s Operations Manager, remembers getting a phone call from a colleague to tell him that Craig had collapsed. Thankfully, Andrew has done first aid training every two years for the last 25 years and that day his instincts and his training kicked in immediately.
Before he started CPR, the first thing Andrew did was tell his colleagues to ring for an ambulance and get the AED (automatic external defibrillator) which is located just outside their building. Earlier this year, The Lloyd Morrison Foundation AED had been installed by our Senior Heartbeat co-ordinator ensuring it was located in an easy to access and visible public location.
As well as Andrew starting CPR virtually straight away on Craig, the other factor that helped save his life was early use of an AED. When Mitre 10 purchased their AED from Wellington Free Ambulance, they made the decision to locate it on the outside of their building, making it available to the whole community as well as to their staff and their customers.
“It was amazing how everything just kicked in and I knew exactly what to do,” recalls Andrew. “The training really does work. That’s what surprised me the most,” says Andrew. “I’d recommend everyone does CPR training, as you just don’t know when you might need it.”
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FUNDRAISING HIGHLIGHTS
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR KEEPING US UNIQUELY FREE.
We are extremely grateful to have the support of our amazing community. By helping us, you’re helping hundreds of people every day in lots of ways. Thank you for helping to keep our service free to everyone who needs us.
Aotearoa plunged into another lockdown in August 2021 and our Onesie Day 2021 had to move purely online to keep our people, patients and community safe. This could have costed us the loss of a new ambulance that we were fundraising for, as well as $100,000 towards our lifesaving work. But thanks to you – our incredible group of supporters – this unfortunate turn of events led to our most successful Onesie Day on record.
The community and our key sponsor Summerset rallied behind our cause and this campaign, raising $283,000 and enough to create the one-of-a-kind Onesie Day ambulance. A huge thank you to all schools, businesses and our community who fundraised to make this possible.
HIGHLIGHTS
+ Summerset and their villages were avid supporters of our work, donating a significant $40,000 towards our Onesie Day ambulance and becoming Onesie Day’s Principal Partner.
+ We received 6251 donations from kind individuals across the region and beyond.
+ 270 people and 61 teams signed up to fundraise.
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Onesie Day Ambulance – fundraised by the community for the community
In early 2021, we appealed to the public to support the specialist work of our Rescue Squad, in particular donating towards a brand new custom-built 4WD vehicle that will help our rescue crew respond to people in need, even in the most difficult of locations that an ambulance or helicopter can’t reach.
Because of you, we were able to raise $336,000 that will not only secure us a new vehicle but allow us to better equip our Rescue Squad with other essential equipment. We look forward to it arriving and joining our fleet, helping our Rescue Squad to continue to be there, ready for any eventuality. Thank you for making this a reality.
A huge thank you to all those who funded a new ambulance to join the Wellington Free Ambulance fleet during the year.
Each year we must add an additional 6-8 ambulances to our fleet to ensure we are equipped to respond to emergencies across our region. Due to ongoing COVID-19 related delays some of these ambulances have not been officially launched into service, but we are incredibly grateful to each and every donor who has made this extraordinary commitment.
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Lloyd Morrison Foundation
Keeping the wheels turning: Ambulance donations 2021-2022
Backing Wellington Free Ambulance’s Rescue Squad
Maxine Pearson
Amrit & Kamal Chavda
Kindly donated by Amrit and Kamal Chavda
Joan Hodgins –Riverside Walter & Rana Norwood Charitable Trust Lindsay Foundation
Two ambulances donated in 21/22
OUR SUPPORTERS AND DONORS
Cornerstone Partner
We would like to say a special thank you to our Cornerstone PartnerJulie Nevett and The Lloyd Morrison Foundation.
SUPPORT FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
We are extremely grateful to have the support of some amazing organisations. Every one of our supporters is a crucial part of the Wellington Free team, helping us to stay uniquely free and here for everyone needing our help.
Business Partners
Summerset Group Holdings Limited
KPMG
Tommy’s Real Estate - Wellington
Martinborough Fire Service
Support Crew
Arobake Ltd
Arthur D Riley & Co
Brendon Motors
Co-operative Bank
EndGame Ltd
Holdsworth Village Management
Kim von Lanthen and Associates Ltd
Masterton Computer Services
Masterton Medical Limited
The Integral Group Ltd
Ultibend Industries Ltd
Wellington Registered Master Builders Association
Specsavers New Zealand
Yus Homes
Jina’s World of Fresh Produce
Todd Corporation Limited
Moore Wilson & Co Ltd
Higgins Contractors Ltd
Allworks Limited
The Featherston (Tavern)
KJ & LM Burns Ltd
Four Square Fergusson
UPG Pipe Systems
ES3 Ltd
Printing.com
Trade Me
Dinosaur Polo Club
Civil Contractors New Zealand Inc
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Trusts, Foundations and Grants
In 2021-22, the following grant funders, charitable estates and trusts generously contributed to Wellington Free Ambulance’s lifesaving work. We would like to acknowledge and thank these groups for supporting our vital work in Greater Wellington and Wairarapa.
33 Club Trust Board Inc
Bert & May Wilson Charitable Trust
Bowen Trust
Brian Whiteacre Trust
Carterton District Council
Dorothy L Newman Charitable Trust
E M Pharazyn Trust
Eastern & Central Community Trust
Four Winds Foundation
Frances Henrietta Muter Charitable Trust
Gaynor Charitable Nominees Limited
Grassroots Trust
Hilda Curtis Charitable Trust
Hinemoa Kairangi Lodge Charitable Trust
Hutt City Council
Ian & Beverley Newton Family Trust
Johnsonville Charitable Trust
Julie Nevett Trust
Kapiti Coast District Council
Masterton District Council
Nikau Foundation
Paddy Brow Charitable Trust Pelorus Trust
Porirua City Council
Pub Charity Ray Watts Charitable Trust
Sybil Lane Charitable Trust
The Gift Trust Household
The Jack Jeffs Charitable Trust
The Lloyd Morrison Foundation
The Mohan Trust
The Nick Lingard Foundation
The Roy and Jan Mace Charitable Trust
Trust House Foundation
Upper Hutt City Council
W N Pharazyn Trust
Wairarapa Community Health Trust
Walter & Rana Norwood Charitable Trust
Wellington City Council
Wellington Community Trust
Legacies in support of Wellington Free Ambulance
We would like to acknowledge the kindness from the following people from whom Wellington Free Ambulance received a gift generously left in their will in 2021-22. These lasting gifts will ensure Wellington Free Ambulance remains the ones for you, free of charge.
Estate of Albert G Fry Estate of Audrey May Scott Estate of Barry Alan Maxwell Estate of Benita Muriel Maxwell Estate of Charles Robert Francis Gallagher Estate of Cheryl Austin Estate of Danuta Teresa Murawski Estate of David Swallow Estate of Dawn Gladys Hudson Estate of Donald Bray Estate of Dorothy Marjorie Vandenberg Estate of E M Fraser Estate of Edward Keith Lodge Estate of Edwards John Coombe Estate of Elaine O’Connell Estate of Ernest Clarence Ede Estate of Gerald Hazlett Evans Estate of Geoffrey Graeme Carre Claridge Estate of Heather Lorraine Gay Estate of James Beattie Estate of Janet Glover Estate of Joan Garman Estate of John Bernard Francis McWilliams Estate of June Shirley Robertson Estate of Kenneth Alexander Roberts Estate of Kenneth Carl Fletcher Estate of Lina Sutherland Estate of Lilian Ellen Christophersen Estate of Lois Ethel Bowie Estate of Margaret Ina Harvey Estate of Margaret Stenhouse Estate of Marilyn Cameron Estate of Muir Campbell Templeton Estate of N J Minnett Estate of Pamela Elizabeth Schermers Estate of Patricia Lock Estate of Patricia Marion Morgan Estate of Pauline Judith Pike Estate of Peter Craig Gibbons Estate of Peter De Graaff Estate of Peter George Hutchins Estate of Rosalie Morton Flux Estate of Sheila Agnes Downey Estate of Shirley Leah Barnett Estate of Stanley Taylor Estate of Thelma Bannister Trust of Norman Francis Paton Z & R Castle Memorial Trust
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 2021-2022
5,582,457 5,276,258 5,068,851 4,282,514
1,531,072 1,386,370 1,531,072 1,386,370
- 3,345,000 1,671,451
(120,000) (105,000)
1,811,520
8,688,142 5,965,858
4,533,244 6,101,445
2,611,754 2,611,754 2,611,754 2,611,754 31,085,565 32,329,223 11,299,896 8,577,612
6,496,428 1,617,864 1,006,171
2,850,603 1,967,752 2,850,603 1,967,752
1,364,925 929,560 1,364,925 929,560 8,819,573 9,393,740 5,833,392 3,903,483
15,636,357 16,937,232 450,000 450,000
14,857,028 13,488,301 14,857,028 13,488,301
39,312,957 39,819,272 21,140,420 17,841,784 CURRENT
Compliance Statement
Presented on pages 26 to 27 are the Summary Financial Statements of the Wellington Free Ambulance Group (“WFA Group”) for the year ended 30 June 2022 which were extracted from the Consolidated Financial Statements and were authorised for issue by the Board Members on the 17 October 2022. An unmodified audit opinion was issued on the full Financial Statements for the year ended 30 June 2022 on 17 October 2022.
The Consolidated Financial Statements of the WFA Group, have been prepared in accordance with New Zealand Generally Accepted Accounting Practice and they comply with “Not-For-Profit (NFP) accounting standards as appropriate” for a Tier 1 NFP. The Board Members have made an explicit and unreserved statement of compliance with NZ NFP in the notes to its Consolidated Financial Statements. As the Summary Financial Statements do not include all of the disclosures that are included in the Consolidated Financial Statements, it cannot be expected to provide as complete an understanding as produced by the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Revenue and Expense, Statement of Financial Position and Statement of Cash Flows of the WFA Group. These Summary Financial Statements are in compliance with PBE FRS-43: Summary Financial Statements and the Consolidated Financial Statements comply with NFP standards. The reporting currency is NZ dollar.
A copy of the Consolidated Financial Statements can be obtained on request, by contacting the Finance Team at accounts@wfa.org.nz.
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OF COMPREHENSIVE REVENUE AND EXPENSE
AT
WFA GROUP SERVICE REVENUE RECEIVED 2022 $ 2021 $ 2022 $ 2021 $ Revenue from Exchange Transactions
EXPENDITURE INCURRED Operational/Administrative Costs
NET SERVICE DELIVERY DEFICIT BEFORE DONATIONS AND GRANTS
Non Exchange Transactions Note 1
Donations - Capital Equipment
Grants Received From WFA Trust
Transfer of Service Funds to the Trust Note 2
SURPLUS/(DEFICIT) TRANSFERRED TO CAPITAL FUNDS
of Share in Joint Venture Share
Joint Venture Profits
COMPREHENSIVE
WFA GROUP SERVICE
2022
for Sale Revaluation Reserve and Equity Investment
Equipment
Reserve
SUMMARY STATEMENT
AS
30 JUNE 2022
44,765,802 37,695,036 43,857,650 37,383,634
51,521,115 45,800,979 50,960,289 45,683,877
(6,755,313) (8,105,943) (7,102,639) (8,300,243) Revenue from
358,216 (1,443,315) 2,722,284 (1,064,908) Realisation
of
(33,673) 96 OTHER
INCOME Available for sale assets revaluation (Deficit)/Surplus for the Year (1,568,202)
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE (DEFICIT)/INCOME FOR THE YEAR ( 1,243,658) 368,301 2,722,284 (1,064,908) SUMMARY STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30 JUNE 2022
ACCUMULATED FUNDS
$ 2021 $ 2022 $ 2021 $ Capital Funds 23,940,568 23,616,024
Available
Replacement
Term Deposits
Receivables
Other Current Assets
ASSETS
Available for Sale and Equity Accounted Investments
Plant and Equipment and Intangibles
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS Cash and Bank Balances 4,604,045
Short
Trade and Other Exchange
NON CURRENT
Investments
Property,
TOTAL
LIABILITIES 8,227,392 7,490,049 9,840,524 9,264,172 TOTAL NET ASSETS 31,085,565 32,329,223 11,299,896 8,577,612
DIRECTOR
DATED 17 October 2022
DIRECTOR DATED 17 October 2022 Dame Kerry Prendergast - WFA Inc Board Chair Alan Isaac - WFA Inc Deputy Board Chair
SUMMARY STATEMENT EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT RESERVE $
BALANCE AS AT 1 JULY 2020
OF MOVEMENT IN FUNDS AND RESERVES AS AT 30 JUNE 2022 WFA AVAILABLE FOR SALE REVALUATION RESERVE $ TOTAL EQUITY $
25,059,243 2,611,754 4,289,925 31,960,922
Adjust for Available for Sale Revaluation Surplus for the Year (1,811,520) 1,811,520
Revaluation reserve adjustment to accumulated funds
Donations Received for Capital Equipment 1,386,370 1,386,370
Transfer to Statement of Comprehensive Income (1,386,370) (1,386,370)
BALANCE AS AT 1 JULY 2021
23,616,024 2,611,754 6,101,445 32,329,223
Total Comprehensive Revenue and Expense (1,243,658) (1,243,658)
Adjust for Available for Sale Revaluation Surplus for the Year 1 ,568,202 (1,568,202)
Revaluation reserve adjustment to accumulated funds
Donations Received for Capital Equipment 1,531,072 1,531,072
Transfer to Statement of Comprehensive Income (1,531,072) (1,531,072)
BALANCE AS AT 30 JUNE 2022
23,940,568 2,611,754 4,533,244 31,085,565
27 SERVICE ACCUMULATED COMPREHENSIVE REVENUE & EXPENSE $ EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT RESERVE $ AVAILABLE FOR SALE REVALUATION RESERVE $ TOTAL EQUITY $ BALANCE
Total Comprehensive Revenue and Expense
Donations Received for Capital Equipment
Transfer
Income
Comprehensive Revenue and Expense
Donations Received for Capital Equipment
Transfer
Comprehensive Income
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS AS AT 30 JUNE 2022 WFA GROUP SERVICE 2022 $ 2021 $ 2022 $ 2021 $ Net Cash Flow from Operating Activities 678,052 (1,822,322)
Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities (2,570,436)
(927,444) Net Cash Flow from Financing Activities (120,000) (105,000) NET (DECREASE)/INCREASE IN CASH HELD (1,892,384) (3,421,680) 611,693 (1,654,538) Opening Cash and Deposits Balance 6,496,428 9,918,108 1,006,171 2,660,709 CLOSING CASH AND DEPOSITS BALANCE 4,604,045 6,496,428 1,617,864 1,006,171 NOTES TO THE SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS AT 30 JUNE 2022 NOTE 1: REVENUE FROM NON EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS Included in revenue from non exchange transactions are the following: WFA GROUP SERVICE LOCAL COUNCIL GRANTS 2022 $ 2021 $ 2022 $ 2021 $ Hutt City Council 109,000 109,000 109,000 109,000 Kapiti Coast District Council 26,528 26,528 26,528 26,528 Porirua City Council 69,000 30,000 69,000 30,000 Upper Hutt
37,950
37,950 39,424
25,557
3,000 3,000
3,000
10,450 10,450 10,450 10,450 TOTAL GRANTS 380,544 339,329 380,544 339,329 Bequests
Bono
AS AT 1 JULY 2020 7,030,766 2,611,754 9,642,520
(1,064,908) (1,064,908)
1,386,370 1,386,370
to Statement of Comprehensive
- (1,386,370) (1,386,370) BALANCE AS AT 1 JULY 2021 5,965,858 2,611,754 8,577,612 Total
2,722,284 2,722,284
1,531,072 1,531,072
to Statement of
(1,531,072) (1,531,072) BALANCE AS AT 30 JUNE 2022 8,688,142 2,611,754 11,299,896
2,488,237 (622,094)
(1,599,358) (1,756,544)
City Council
39,424
Wellington City Council 99,059 96,927 99,059 96,927 Masterton District Council
24,000 25,557 24,000 Carterton District Council
3,000
South Wairarapa District Council
1,966,123 1,731,425 1,452,517 737,680 Pro
(volunteers/legal consultancy) 536,439 86,461 536,439 86,461 Donations and Appeals 2,699,351 3,119,043 2,699,351 3,119,043 TOTAL NON-EXCHANGE REVENUE 5,582,457 5,276,258 5,068,851 4,282,514 NOTE 2: RELATED PARTIES
Wellington Free Ambulance Service is a related party of the Wellington Free Ambulance Trust. The Trust makes grants to the Service to assist in its operations (2022: $1,000,000 – 2021: $1,000,000) and for the purchase of capital equipment (2022: $1,465,000 – 2021 NIL). A further $880,000 was transferred from the Trust to the Service in relation to MOH sustainability funding. There was $120,000 funds transferred to the Trust during this year to be held on behalf of the Service (2021:$105,000). Freedom Alarms Ltd is a related party of Wellington Free Ambulance Service. During the year the Service received a distribution from Freedom Alarms of $.240,000 (2021: $210,000). GROUP ACCUMULATED COMPREHENSIVE REVENUE & EXPENSE $
Total Comprehensive Revenue and Expense 368,301 368,301
