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Bariatric Incidents

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Dear Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service,

I'm from LBC Radio.

Please can you provide the following information.

How many times were you called out for bariatric assists / bariatric incident in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023 (broken down by year, and, if possible, by month)

Yours faithfully,

Fraser Knight

Michaela Smith, Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Dear Fraser

 

I refer to your email of the 8^th August 2023 which is being dealt with in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act).

 

Once I have confirmed that the information you have requested is available
and can be disclosed in accordance with the Act, I will arrange for a
response to be emailed to you.  With regard to any redaction, this should
only apply to Data Protected material in accordance with Section 40 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, as well as the Principles of Data
Protection Legislation, however we will inform you whether any other
exemptions apply.

 

I do not anticipate that a fee will be charged in this case, however, we
will inform you should this position alter.

 

Should the information you have requested not be available I will notify
you, that said, I expect to be able to give you a definitive response
within 20 working days, that is to say, on or before 6^th September 2023.

 

Yours sincerely

 

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Information Governance
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07799 287706 [4]community
| [3][email address]
Headquarters | Newsham
Court | Calcot |
Reading | Berkshire |
RG31 7SD
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Michaela Smith, Royal Berkshire Fire and Rescue Service

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Dear Fraser

 

I refer to your Request for Information of the 8^th August 2023 and my
subsequent acknowledgment e-mail on this subject.

 

Following a response from the appropriate department, I am pleased to be
able to provide you with the information you requested.  Please see below:

 

 Incidents involving bariatric people from 2019 to current

 

Calendar Year
Grand
Month 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total
Jan 2 4 7 8 6 27
Feb 4 2 1 8 4 19
Mar 3 2 7 7 6 25
Apr 3 4 - 7 2 16
May 5 1 5 9 4 24
Jun 5 3 8 5 3 24
Jul 7 3 7 1 4 22
Aug 5 3 7 4 - 19
Sep 2 5 6 4 - 17
Oct 2 1 7 6 - 16
Nov 3 7 6 3 - 19
Dec 6 7 1 7 - 21
Grand
Total 47 42 62 69 29 249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope this information will be of assistance to you, and should you have
any further queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

In conclusion, I would like to take this opportunity to advise you that
if, at any time, you are dissatisfied with the way in which we deal with
your Request for Information, you can submit a request for an internal
review.  Having exhausted our process, you may ultimately refer your
complaint to the Information Commissioner, whose website is
[1]www.ico.org.uk, for final determination.

 

Yours sincerely

 

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Michaela Smith [she/her]
Information Governance
Assistant
07799 287706 [5]community
| [4][email address]
Headquarters | Newsham
Court | Calcot |
Reading | Berkshire |
RG31 7SD
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From: Michaela Smith <[email address]>
Sent: 14 August 2023 12:02
To: Fraser Knight <[FOI #1013229 email]>
Cc: FOIR <[email address]>
Subject: RE: Freedom of Information request - Bariatric Incidents

 

Dear Fraser

 

I refer to your email of the 8^th August 2023 which is being dealt with in
accordance with the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act).

 

Once I have confirmed that the information you have requested is available
and can be disclosed in accordance with the Act, I will arrange for a
response to be emailed to you.  With regard to any redaction, this should
only apply to Data Protected material in accordance with Section 40 of the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, as well as the Principles of Data
Protection Legislation, however we will inform you whether any other
exemptions apply.

 

I do not anticipate that a fee will be charged in this case, however, we
will inform you should this position alter.

 

Should the information you have requested not be available I will notify
you, that said, I expect to be able to give you a definitive response
within 20 working days, that is to say, on or before 6^th September 2023.

 

Yours sincerely

 

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Michaela Smith [she/her]
Information Governance
Assistant
07799 287706 [14]community
| [13][email address]
Headquarters | Newsham
Court | Calcot |
Reading | Berkshire |
RG31 7SD
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