FOI 25-034 Suicide Incidents 2022 - 2024

Freedom of Information Request

Reference

FOI 25-034 Suicide Incidents 2022 - 2024

Request Date

17 Jan 2025

Response Date

13 Feb 2025

Information Requested

I would like to request if possible the figures on calls related to suicide in the past few years and if possible if this had increased since 2022 (when the strategy was introduced). 

Response

The Scottish Ambulance Service does not have the dataset to report on the number of suicides attended, if the patient is deceased then a cardiac arrest code would be entered.   The cause of death would be determined at a later time without involvement from the Scottish Ambulance Service.  The National Records of Scotland report on suicide figures (Probable suicides 2023 - National Records of Scotland (NRS)) 

The Scottish Ambulance Service crews can record when they have attended an incident and noted a suicide attempt as TRUE. 

 

 

IMPORTANT FOR INTERPRETING THIS INFORMATION 

This information has been provided in two tables as a new clinical system is being phased in.  This phased system has been in place since June 24 and involves a only portion of Scotland.  There is the possibility that that an incident from the Terrapace 3 system could be counted in the Terrapace 2 system and therefore the figures in the table should NOT be added together. 

Response Documents

FOI 25 034 Suicide Attempt Incidents Attended 2022 2024 (XLSX | 9KB)