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Suicide rates amongst Ambulance service personnel

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Dear East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust,

I would like to know the number of suicide related deaths of emergency ambulance service personnel between January 2007 and December 2017.

And of those,

Were any members of staff referred for TRiM referral at any point?

Yours faithfully,

Nicky Gordon

foi (EAST OF ENGLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST),

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Dear Nicky,

Further to your email on the 26th May, please find the Trust’s response below. Your request has been allocated the following reference: 16140 please quote this reference in any future correspondence with the Trust.

I would like to know the number of suicide related deaths of emergency ambulance service personnel between January 2007 and December 2017.
And of those,
Were any members of staff referred for TRiM referral at any point?

EEAST are unable to supply you with the information above. We can only supply the numbers of people who died in service during those years, information is not held regarding numbers specifically related to suicide.

We have no way of correlating that information with our TRiM referral system.
TRiM is a new system the Trust is using and would therefore not apply during most of the period ask for.

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.

Under the Accessible Information Standard the Trust are required to ask our FOI applicants equality and diversity questions. You are under no obligation; however we would be grateful if you could complete the form attached and email back to us.

Please do not hesitate to contact me should you require any further information.

Kind regards

FoI Officer
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust

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From: Nicky Gordon <[FOI #487553 email]>
Sent: 26 May 2018 14:37
To: foi (EAST OF ENGLAND AMBULANCE SERVICE NHS TRUST)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Suicide rates amongst Ambulance service personnel

Dear East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust,

I would like to know the number of suicide related deaths of emergency ambulance service personnel between January 2007 and December 2017.

And of those,

Were any members of staff referred for TRiM referral at any point?

Yours faithfully,

Nicky Gordon

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