140 Paramedics have left recently
Dear East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust,
A recent request showed that over 140 paramedics left your Trust in the 18 months to the end of June 2014.
For that same period, can you confirm how many of your technicians and ECAs also left?
Yours faithfully,
J Lowe
Dear J Lowe
Thank you for your email dated 18th August 2014 where you requested information regarding the East of England Ambulance Service.
Your request will be dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and we will respond to you within twenty working days. Your request has been allocated the following reference: F18461 and I would be grateful if you could quote this reference in any future correspondence with the Trust.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.
Yours sincerely
FoI Officer
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Dear J Lowe
Further to your email dated 18th August 2014, please find the Trust's response below.
Number of A&E Technicians & ECAs who left the Trust
February 2013 to July 2014
Role Headcount WTE
A&E Technicians 47 40.37
A&E ECAs 61 59.84
I am obliged to advise you that if you are dissatisfied with the Trust’s response to your request you have a right to complain to the Trust and should set out your concerns to the Freedom of Information Officer, EEAST, Hospital Approach, Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 7WS or by email to [East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust request email]. If you remain dissatisfied following this, you have a right under Section 50 of the FOIA to seek a determination from the Information Commissioner on whether the Act has been properly applied by the Trust. For more information, please see www.ico.gov.uk.
Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any further information.
Kind regards
FoI Officer
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Dear East of England Ambulance Service
Thanks for that. It seems that about 250 front-line staff have left in 18 months and you intend to take on staff who won't qualify for over 2 years.
Yours sincerely,
J Lowe
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