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Dear Ms Aharony

Further to our previous e-mail.

The Trust is aware that the response deadline to your request was 23 May
2024 and we are seeking your agreement to extend this to Friday 14 June
2024.  We hope by then to be in a position to provide you with the
information.

Kind regards

Karen Greenacre
FOI Governance Officer | Chief Executive’s Directorate

Usual working days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Bernicia House | Goldcrest Way | Newburn Riverside Business Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne | NE15 8NY | 0191 430 2000
Unmatched quality of care every time we touch lives
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North-East-Ambulance-Service

From: Naomi <[4][FOI #1121761 email]>
Date: Wednesday, 24 April 2024 at 10:23
To: Public Relations <[5][North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Sick Days Report

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Dear North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust,

I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request
the following information from [Authority name].

Can I please have data on sick days taken by employees within your
organisation for the last 5 years. I'm aware you are unable to provide
personal information so please just refer to each person as Person1,
Person2 etc.

Please provide the information below in CSV file format in the following
order of preference:

[Authority name],
Calendar Year,
Anonymised Person data,
Department,
Number  of days off sick,
Approx cost of sickness absence,
Reason (if available)

Please could you provide the information in a CSV file format in this
order:

[Authority name], Year, Person XX, Department, Number of Days off sick,
Cost, Reason

If any fields are not available or you are not able to provide for
whatever reason, please just leave the space between the comma blank.

Yours faithfully,

Naomi Aharony

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Please find attached response letter to your Freedom of Information
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Karen Greenacre
FOI Governance Officer | Chief Executive’s Directorate

Usual working days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Bernicia House | Goldcrest Way | Newburn Riverside Business Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne | NE15 8NY | 0191 430 2000
Unmatched quality of care every time we touch lives
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