30 November 2017
Email:
Malcolm Macgrego
r xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
Dear Mr Macgregor
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST
Request No:
AD-IG-01(2)-150-2017
Key Word:
Posterior CVAs
Subject:
Posterior CVAs
Request:
Date Received: 30/11/2017
Monitoring Date: 01/12/2017
Thank you for your request for information relating to:
Question 1
Could you please provide me with any clinical guidelines, policies, procedures, protocols
or similar that you have in place for the use by paramedics (including
specialist/senior/advanced paramedics etc.) for the identification of posterior-circulation
CVAs (strokes).
Question 2
Further, could you provide me with any clinical guidelines, policies, procedures, protocols
or similar that you have in place for the use by paramedics (including
specialist/senior/advanced paramedics etc.) for the assessment and management of
patients presenting with "vertigo" or "dizziness" as their primary symptom.
Your request was received on 30 November 2017 and I am dealing with it under the terms
of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and if approved you will receive the information
requested within the statutory timescale of 20 working days as defined by the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.
Please anticipate a response on or before 2 January 2018. Please further note, the Freedom of Information Act only covers recorded information held
on computers, emails handwritten documents etc and does not relate to creating new
information or giving an opinion or judgement that is not already recorded. For your
information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent release of the
information you have requested.
If any of the exemption categories apply then the information will not be released. You will
be informed if this is the case, including your right of appeal. If the information you request
contains reference to a third party then they may be consulted prior to a decision being
taken on whether or not to release the information to you. You will also be informed if this
is the case.
Northern Ireland Ambulance Service Health and Social Care Trust, Ambulance Headquarters, Site 30 Knockbracken Healthcare Park, Saintfield
Road, Belfast BT8 8SG Tel: 02890 400999 Fax: 02890 400900 Textphone: 02890 400871
www.niamb.co.uk
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me 028 9040 0710 to discuss.
Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future correspondence.
Yours sincerely
Alison Vitty (electronic signature)
_______________________ Alison Vitty (Miss)
CORPORATE MANAGER
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