1 Orders / Acceptance to Accept Services

1.1 All orders to provide services to the Customer shall be placed by the Customer through the “Service Request Form” (which is available by contacting Cross Country Medical UK Ltd customer services) or an alternative method if agreed by the parties.

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1.2 Cross Country Medical UK Ltd cannot guarantee that any particular request to provide services will be accepted.

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1.3 The issuance by Cross Country Medical UK Ltd of a quotation is not a binding offer and Cross Country Medical UK Ltd will only assume contractual liability once the contract and terms have been accepted in writing by the Customer and approved by Cross Country Medical UK Ltd.

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1.4 The term ‘Commitment’ below, is deemed to refer to any one or more ‘shift’, ‘duration’ or longer-term requirement using multiples of the same.

 

2 Charges

2.1 Our charges are subject to change at any time without notice.

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2.2 The charges are set out in the Rate Card and are applied for Commitments between the hours of 08:00 and 18:00. Commitments outside of these hours may be subject to a surcharge, dependant on the start and finish times and the duration of the Commitment. Commitments booked where part or all of the duration is outside of these times may be charged an “Unsociable Hours Charge”, this would be made clear within any quotation sent to “the Customer”. Bookings on Bank Holidays and Public Holidays may be subject to a surcharge.

 

2.3 For Commitments where the duration is greater than 6 hours, time and resources must be allowed for the Contractor’s personnel to take breaks.

 

2.4 For shift bookings, where a service is provided for a pre-determined length of time, the stated finish time is taken as the completion time of Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's contractual obligation. Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's personnel reserve the right to refuse any work, which will take them longer than the remaining shift time to complete. If Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's personnel agree to continue working past their designated, agreed finish time, this must be approved by Cross Country Medical UK Ltd and the Customer as additional charges would become payable.

 

2.5 Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's personnel reserve the right to leave the Commitment at the pre-booked finish time, The Customer should understand that Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's personnel may be required to attend commitments elsewhere directly after working on the Customer’s behalf, so may not be able to remain at the Customer’s Commitment after the pre-booked finish time. If there is a high likelihood of the Customer’s Commitment requiring cover after the pre-booked finish time, please highlight this at the booking stage to enable Cross Country Medical UK Ltd to adequately plan crew deployment and reach an individual agreement with the Customer.

 

2.6 Where an emergency response vehicle is required as part of the Commitment delivery, a mileage charge is payable at an agreed rate (as per standard rate card) for any mileage over and above the agreed inclusive mileage bundle per journey/shift.

 

2.7 If the Customer wishes to cancel the request for Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's service, The Customer must give Cross Country Medical UK Ltd notice to be received prior to the shift start as per the cancellation information below. If such notice is not given, then a charge of the full fee plus VAT (where applicable) will be made. Where notice has been given, cancellation charges are as per the below:

 

More than 48 Hours Prior to the Commitment = 0% of Total Quoted Fee

48 Hours or less Prior to the Commitment =. 25% of the Total Quoted Fee

Less than 12 hours prior to the commencement of the commitment = 100% of the Total Quoted Fee

 

2.8 The above charges are to be used in all cases where a local agreement has not been made, e.g. slight changes may be made to this policy in the negotiations for a longer-term contract or multiple dates of cover.

 

2.9 Cancellation of short notice requests, will still be charged under this policy.

 

2.10 Terms of payment are 7 days from the date of invoice (Except where a contract or client-specific agreement is made). Late Payments will incur a late payment charge of 10% of the total invoiced fee in addition to the invoiced fee per 7 day period or part thereof after the initially agreed term until the invoiced payment is received in cleared funds. Cross Country Medical UK Ltd reserves the right to pass any debts to our nominated debt collection agent if payment is not received in full at or before the end of the agreed payment term. All additional costs and charges incurred by delayed payment will be added to the debt amount and will be payable by the Customer.

 

2.11 Cross Country Medical UK Ltd reserves the right to cancel planned commitments or to revise the schedule of bookings in the case of actual or forecast of inclement weather which are subject to a Meteorological Office severe weather warning, for example, snow, high winds or flooding, especially where this may pose a risk to the safety of Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's staff, resources and service users. Where this is the case, a cancellation fee will not be levied.

 

2.12 The preferred method of receiving payment is via BACS, Payments to Cross Country Medical UK Ltd by Cheque are subject to a £3.00 surcharge per transaction, to cover transaction charges levied by our bank. Payments made by Cash are not accepted. Credit and Debit Card Payments are also acceptable.

 

3 The Customer’s Responsibilities

3.1 As the authority making the booking, The Customer is responsible for ensuring that information provided to Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's personnel is accurate.

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3.2 If the booking/workload exceeds 6 hours, the Customer is responsible for ensuring that Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's staff are allowed adequate time for breaks. This will be included in the “Booked/Shift” Time.

 

3.3 The Customer is responsible for ensuring that Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's personnel are informed of any relevant changes prior to the commencement of Commitment.

 

4 Our responsibilities (and limitations to the same)

4.1 Cross Country Medical UK Ltd will provide Pre-hospital Emergency Care Services in a manner commensurate with good practice in professional healthcare service delivery.

 

4.2 Cross Country Medical UK Ltd may carry out its own Risk Assessments, but these are for Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's own purposes. The Customer will remain fully responsible for The Commitment (see The Customer’s responsibilities above).

 

4.3 In the unlikely event of a major incident occurring elsewhere within the Country, Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's staff may be called away by a Local Authority, Statutory Body, or other Emergency agency. We, therefore, reserve the right to leave the Customer’s Commitment, if Cross Country Medical UK Ltd concludes that other demands for Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's services take precedence. Cross Country Medical UK Ltd will inform the Customer before leaving the Customer’s Commitment. Should such an instance occur, no charges will be made to The Customer for any provision Cross Country Medical UK Ltd has made at the Commitment. Cross Country Medical UK Ltd accepts no liability for any losses The Customer may incur due to the termination of the Commitment in such circumstances.

 

4.4 Many of Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's staff work on a part-time basis, acceptance of all Commitments is subject to the availability of such staff. In the unlikely event that insufficient personnel are available for an accepted Commitment, every effort shall be made to locate resources from elsewhere, as appropriate to the nature of the Commitment. Should adequate resources remain unavailable, Cross Country Medical UK Ltd reserves the right to provide not less than 24 hours’ notice to the named contact person, of Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's intent to withdraw from the Commitment. Cross Country Medical UK Ltd also reserves the right to provide not less than 2 hours’ notice to the named contact person, of Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's intent to provide reduced resources. If the named contact cannot be reached, all reasonable effort shall be made to inform the appropriate organisation in some other manner. It is the responsibility of the person booking Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's services, to ensure an appropriate system/route of communication is made known to Cross Country Medical UK Ltd. Cross Country Medical UK Ltd accepts no liability for any losses the Customer may incur due to the cancellation or reduction of the Commitment for reasons as set out in this Clause. From time to time, it is expected that Cross Country Medical UK Ltd may sub-contract part or all cover of a particular commitment to reputable local organisations, full details of other resources involved will be available upon request in this case.

 

4.5 Neither Cross Country Medical UK Ltd nor its personnel shall be liable under any circumstances, for any damage to land or property in the event of access being required to a casualty or to allow egress from a site in an emergency situation.

 

4.6 Subject to Clause 4.7 below, neither Cross Country Medical UK Ltd nor its personnel shall have any liability to the Customer or any third party, for any loss, expense or damage of any nature, suffered or occurred arising from any breach of any condition of the Agreement or any negligence or any breach of statutory or other duty or in any other way in connection with performance or purported performance of or failure to perform the Agreement.

 

4.7 Nothing in this Contract shall be taken to exclude liability for death or personal injury resulting from Cross Country Medical UK Ltd (or Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's personnel’s) negligence.

 

4.8 Cross Country Medical UK Ltd shall not be liable for any failure in performance of any of its obligations under the Agreement caused by factors outside of its control (including but not limited to fire, storm, flood etc.)

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5 Information Provided to and by Cross Country Medical UK Ltd;

5.1 Acceptance of all Commitments (and the fees quoted) for the provision of Pre-hospital Emergency Care Services is made on the understanding that the details of the Commitment submitted to Cross Country Medical UK Ltd are accurate and correct. If Cross Country Medical UK Ltd is not notified of changes to these details, including but not limited to levels of resources, duration, time or location of requirement, it reserves the right to revise its fees, or to reconsider its acceptance of the Commitment. If upon arrival at the Commitment, the Cross Country Medical UK Ltd senior member of staff in attendance considers the Commitment to be of a higher risk than stated on the Service Request Form or subsequent correspondence, Cross Country Medical UK Ltd reserves the right to withdraw from the Commitment. In such circumstances, all reasonable effort shall be made to advise the contact name on the Service Request Form of the reasons for withdrawal. Should it be necessary at this stage to withdraw from the Commitment, full charges will apply for the resources provided, and Cross Country Medical UK Ltd accepts no liability for any loss the Customer may incur due to the termination of the Commitment in such circumstances.

 

5.2 With regard to details of persons treated or transported by Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's personnel, or any other person or organisation acting on Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's behalf, personal information will only be provided upon a request by legal representation and/or by written consent of the individual concerned, all subject at all times to the General Data Protection Regulations, Data Protection Act, Associated Regulations and Guidance and Regulations from ICO (Information Commissioners Office), except where an official “Information Sharing” Agreement is in place, for example, working in partnership with an NHS Trust.

 

6 Complaints and Compliments

6.1 Any complaints or disagreements regarding Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's services or its personnel should be taken up with Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's Senior Staff Member at the Commitment. If the issue cannot be resolved informally, all complaints must be made in writing to the Operations Director at Cross Country Medical UK Ltd's registered address or by email to info@crosscountrymedical.org.

 

7 General

7.1 Each party will ensure that all confidential information received from the other, remains confidential subject to any disclosure required by law (when full consultation will take place between the parties prior to disclosure).

 

7.2 If the Customer is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, then the Customer agrees that before disclosing any information about Cross Country Medical UK Ltd, the Customer will consult with Cross Country Medical UK Ltd in order to consider if any exemption to disclosure may be applied.

 

7.3 Each party confirms that it owns or has all necessary rights in the use of all intellectual property in relation to the services which are the subject of the Agreement (and the related literature) and each acknowledges that such intellectual property shall remain the property of or the rights in the use of shall remain with the originating party unless otherwise agreed in writing between the authorised representatives of each party.

 

7.4 If any clause or part of this document is found by any court, tribunal, administrative body or authority of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable then that provision will, to the extent required, be severed from this Agreement and will be ineffective without, as far as is possible, modifying any other clause or part of this Contract and this will not affect any other provisions of this Contract which will remain in full force and effect.

 

7.5 The parties to any Contract do not intend that any of its terms will be enforceable by virtue of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 by any person not a party to it.

 

7.6 No failure or delay by either party to exercise any right, power or remedy will operate as a waiver of it nor will any partial exercise preclude any further exercise of the same or of some other right, power or remedy.

 

7.7 Any Agreement may only be varied or amended in writing and signed by the parties specifically referring to this clause and stating that the Agreement is varied in the manner specified.

 

7.8 Any Agreement into which these terms and conditions are incorporated contain all the terms which the parties have agreed in relation to the subject matter of the agreement. Nothing in this clause shall be taken to exclude liability for fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

7.9 Nothing in any Agreement or any arrangement contemplated by it shall constitute either party a partner of the other nor shall the execution, completion and implementation of the Agreement confer on any party any power to bind or impose any obligations to any third parties on the other party or to pledge the credit of the other party.

 

7.10 Unless specifically requested to the contrary, Cross Country Medical UK Ltd reserves the right to take promotional photographs whilst at the Customer’s Commitment for the use by Cross Country Medical UK Ltd for marketing, training and promotional purposes.

 

7.11 All clauses within these terms and conditions will stand unless they are superseded in writing with event or client-specific agreements.

 

8 English Law and jurisdiction of English Courts

8.1 Any Agreement shall be governed by English Law and the parties consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.