Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what guidance is issued to 999 call centre staff on how to respond to callers who are feeling suicidal.

Data is not collected centrally.

Guidance for 999 call handlers on how to respond to callers who are feeling suicidal is developed and delivered by each local ambulance trust, informed by the Mental Health Care Crisis Concordat. This sets out the principles and good practice that should be followed by health staff, police officers and approved mental health professionals when working together to help people in a mental health crisis.