Updated 24 December 2025
This was a focused Inspection, and we did not re-rate the service during this inspection. Therefore, the ratings remain the same.
- Ambulance service
ABC Event Cover
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Updated 8 October 2025
ABC Event Cover is operated by ABC Training Services Ltd. The service provides emergency and urgent care. The service mainly provided care and treatment to patients at events and discharged them at the scene which is not a regulated activity. They had several contracts, which required them to convey patients to hospital if their physical condition required it, which is regulated activity. The events they mainly covered were sporting events and county fairs/ fetes.
The service opened in November 2014. It is an independent ambulance service in Burton on Trent, Staffordshire. The service provides first aid medical cover for events within Staffordshire and other counties. The service has had the same registered manager in post since November 2014. The service has been inspected on 2 occasions before.
In January 2017 the service was found to be meeting the required standards, however we did not have the powers to rate them at the time. They were inspected again in January 2019 and were rated as requires improvement overall, but good for caring and responsive. The service was issued 3 requirement notices and a formal letter under Section 10 of the Health and Social Care Act (2008).
We used our focused assessment methodology for this assessment. We did not look at all the quality statements for all key questions. The previous inspection was rated as Requires Improvement; we did not re-rate the service during this inspection.
The service is registered to provide the following regulated activities:
- Transport services, triage and medical advice provided remotely.
During the inspection, we visited ABC Event Cover in Burton on Trent. We spoke with 3 staff including managers and the health and safety advisor. We did not get the opportunity to speak with any patients or relatives. During our inspection, we reviewed one patient record form (PRF) of a patient who was conveyed to hospital.