Ambulance Headquarters
Bernicia House
The Waterfront
Robert Shaw
Goldcrest Way
Newburn Riverside
E-mail: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
6 December 2019
Tel: 0191 430 2000
www.neas.nhs.uk
Our Ref: FOI.19.298
Dear Mr Shaw
Freedom of Information Act 2000 – Information Request
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act which was received
on 28 November 2019. I can confirm that we hold part of the information you have requested. You
asked the following questions, reproduced in
bold below:
I am a Clinical Practice Educator with the North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust and
am enrolled on a research module for the top-up BSc with LJMU. My research involves
the levels of minimal restraint (or proportional response) training conducted within the
UK Ambulance Services.
I would be grateful if you could supply me with information pertaining to the fol owing:
1. Current training undertaken by the Trust and by which training provider (or e-
learning).
None at present however this subject is scheduled for the Trust Statutory and Mandatory
training face to face for April 2020, to be delivered to all frontline staff.
2. Understanding and/or acceptance of staff regarding the necessity for the training
under current guidelines.
Please refer to Q1 and that this will form part of the Trust education package.
3. Any statistics relating to the application of restraint activity (positive or negative).
N/A
If you are not satisfied with the information we have provided, you can request an internal review
which wil be carried out by Mr Paul Aitken-Fell, who is the Trust’s Consultant Paramedic and is
someone not involved with your original request.
The North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is registered, and therefore
licensed to provide services, by the Care Quality Commission (Provider ID: RX601).
If you wish to follow this route, please contact
xxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx who wil commence the
process on your behalf.
If you remain unhappy with the outcome of the review, you can ultimately complain to:
The Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Yours sincerely
Mark Cotton
Freedom of Information Lead
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