Suicidal thoughts - urgent face-to-face appointments offered and accepted.

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Dear Hertfordshire Constabulary,

1. Please provide a copy of your policy for dealing with officers who say they have suicidal thoughts.

The senior coroner for Greater Manchester North, Joanne Kearsley has recently commented on the treatment of a West Yorkshire student officer, Anugrah Abraham, who killed himself:

'Kearsley also said the triaging of Abraham’s case was “flawed” after he had disclosed the suicidal thoughts and that he should have been offered an urgent face-to-face appointment with the force’s occupational health unit.'

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

2. For the year 2023/24, please provide (i) the number of officers offered urgent face-to-face appointments with your occupational health unit because of suicidal thoughts and (ii) the number of appointments officers had with your occupational health unit because of suicidal thoughts.

3. Please provide the number of staff in your occupational health unit (FTE).

Yours faithfully,

J Roberts

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Our ref: FOI2024/07670

Dear J Roberts,

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Yours sincerely,
Tara Egan

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