Claire Briggs
8 Dec 2023 · Coroner Adrian Farrow · Manchester South
The coroner's concerns
1. lack of joint operating protocol for drug overdose incidents
“The evidence I heard was that a Joint Operating Protocol between the North West Ambulance Service and the five regional police forces designed to address the issues of which emergency service should take responsibility for incidents involving drug overdoses and the method by which the police officers attending such incidents prior to the arrival of the ambulance service can escalate their concerns over a person suspected to have taken a drug overdose, was in an advanced stage of completion, but”