FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – APPLICATION REFERENCE 2017/79

Thank you for your application under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 ("the Act") in relation to National Joint Councils Work Streams within Humberside Fire and Rescue Service.

The request is:

National Joint Councils (NJC) for Local Authority Fire & Rescue Services and the 5 work streams currently being undertaken across the UK Fire & Rescue Service, (UKFRS),

I would like to request information pertaining to any trials your FRS has undertaken as part of the NJC work streams as set out below.

1. Emergency Medical Response

2. Multi Agency Response

3. Environmental Challenges

4. Youth and Social Engagement

5. Inspection & Enforcement

I would be grateful if you will provide answers to the following questions

1. Please state which of the above (if any) has your FRS undertaken in trials

2. Please state the start and end dates of each trial

3. Please state the estimated numbers of staff involved

4. Please state which sites were involved (ie fire stations)

5. Please provide copies of any significant operational lessons learned

6. Please provide copies of clinical outcomes achieved

7. Please explain what funding was used to undertake the trials

8. Please explain what if any income was raised as a result of the trials

9. Please provide information regarding any injuries or near misses that were recorded as a result of the work undertaken.

10. What specific additional training was given as part of the work stream trial.

The response is:

  1. Emergency Medical Response
  1. Multi Agency Response

N/A

  1. Environmental Challenges

N/A

  1. Youth and Social Engagement

N/A

  1. Inspection & Enforcement

N/A

I would be grateful if you will provide answers to the following questions

  1. Please state which of the above (if any) has your FRS undertaken in trials

Emergency Medical Response

  1. Please state the start and end dates of each trial

2016 to 2017

  1. Please state the estimated numbers of staff involved

80-90

  1. Please state which sites were involved (ie fire stations)

East Hull - Falls Response

Beverley - EMR

Bridlington - EMR

Brough - EMR

Crowle - EMR

Driffield - EMR

Epworth - EMR

Goole - EMR

Hornsea - EMR

Howden - EMR

Market Weighton - EMR

Pocklington - EMR

Kirton in Lindsey - EMR

Snaith - EMR

Withernsea - EMR

Winterton - EMR

  1. Please provide copies of any significant operational lessons learned

A joint report is being drafted by EMAS, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service, Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service, Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue Service, Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service and Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service.

  1. Please provide copies of clinical outcomes achieved

We do not hold this information.

  1. Please explain what funding was used to undertake the trials

EMR funded through Ambulance Trust paid for by call

Falls funded by Hull CCG

EMR and Falls HFRS provided some of the training costs

  1. Please explain what if any income was raised as a result of the trials

No income raised costs only covered.

  1. Please provide information regarding any injuries or near misses that were recorded as a result of the work undertaken.

None.

  1. What specific additional training was given as part of the work stream trial.

EMR -Bespoke EMR responder training was delivered by Ambulance Trust

Falls -EMR training by Ambulance Trusts

Safeguarding Level 2

Specific Infection Control

Moving and Handling

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