A coroner said he doubted that a man who died by suicide could have been saved, even if a 999-call made by his family had been immediately classed as urgent.
Paramedics arrived at Jeremy Taylor-Brown’s home in Beck Row just before 10.30am on April 7 last year but were unable to revive the 68-year-old. The court heard that Mr Taylor-Brown had taken action to end his life.
An inquest into Mr Taylor-Brown's death heard that a 999 call was first made by a member of Mr Taylor-Brown’s family at 9.56am.
An ambulance was dispatched 14 minutes later at 10.10am, and while the ambulance was en route, the call was upgraded to being a Category 1 case following a second 999 call when more information was given.
These calls are the most serious, with ambulances aiming to respond within seven minutes, with the target of arriving to 9/10 patients within 15 minutes.
The paramedics were unable to save Mr Taylor-Brown, who died at the scene.
Suffolk’s senior coroner, Nigel Parsley, said that in his view, it was unlikely that Mr Taylor-Brown could have been saved, even had his case been graded Category 1 as soon as the first 999 call was made.
He recorded a conclusion of suicide and offered his own condolences to Mr Taylor-Brown’s family.
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