FOI 457-24 Operational Health Referrals

Enquiry Reference:  457 - 24                                                                                          

 

I write in connection with regards to your Freedom of Information request, firstly please accept my apology for the delay.  Below is your request and our response.

 

How many times have staff (defined broadly as both police officers, police staff, and other employees) been referred to, or self-referred to, Operational Health Services in every calendar year since 2010? 

In other words, I am looking for the number of individuals seen, helped by, or treated by Operational Health Services in each year since 2010.

2016 – 236 (please note only recorded from April – December )

2017 - 475

2018 - 574

2019 - 621

2020 – 758 (please note self-referrals introduced for psychological support in 2020)

2021 - 1014

2022 - 833

2023 – 970

The Cleveland Police response to your request is unique and it should be noted that Police Forces do not use generic systems or identical procedures to capture and record data therefore responses from Cleveland Police should not be used as a comparison with any other force response you receive.

 

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Yours sincerely

 

Information Rights Decision Maker