FOI/ 3773 / 2018 - Bariatric Data

Initial request:I am writing to request some information under the Freedom of Information Act.

Could you please tell me how many call outs you received to remove obese patients from their homes over the last ten years.

In each case please make clear whether you were called by paramedics or called from the home directly.

Final response:

Please see below the answer to your request.

Could you please tell me how many call outs you received to remove obese patients from their homes over the last ten years. In each case please make clear whether you were called by paramedics or called from the home directly.

Please find attached the excel spreadsheet containing the data that you have requested.

We cannot categorically say if ECFRS were called directly from the home, as we do not have a specific call of origin, which covers this.

The closest is person (landline) ? likely to be from the home directly, but also could be a neighbour etc. Therefore, I have included person (landline) and person (mobile) as separate entries in the results.