Police Enquiries

Police Requests for Information

Email: Police.enquiries@secamb.nhs.uk

In general, health records/confidential patient information will not be disclosed to the Police without the patient’s consent, a Court Order or a valid DPA form.

All Police requests for information must include:

• A Data Protection Act Form OR (where appropriate), the patient’s/individual’s written authority to release information to the Police OR Court Order
• The time, date and location of the incident
• The offence(s) being investigated

• What information is required
• The reason the information is required (eg. prevention/detection of crime, apprehension of offenders etc.)

Please note: We will be unable to process any Police requests for information where the details outlined above are not received with your application.

Where available the following information should also be included:

• The patient’s name and address
• The name of the hospital the patient was conveyed to (where applicable)
• The South East Coast Ambulance incident reference number (where known)
• The Crime Reference number or Police Authority serial number

For enquiries relating to frequent callers, please email: Frequent.Caller@secamb.nhs.uk

Coroner requests for information

For all matters relating to Coroners’ Inquests in accordance with the Coroners Rules, from Coroners’ Officers or other personnel working from the Coroner’s Office, please forward requests to:

Coroner.enquiries@secamb.nhs.uk

Within your written request for information please confirm:

• The patient’s name and address
• The time, date and exact location the ambulance attended
• The name of the hospital the patient was conveyed to (where applicable)
• The South East Coast Ambulance incident reference number (where known)
• What information is required (eg. ePCR, CAD etc.)