A number of current and former staff have told the BBC there is a culture of bullying at LIVES.
Dr Alan Sagar, who volunteered for LIVES for 33 years, contacted the BBC after 26 staff and volunteers - both former and current - raised concerns about how the charity is run, with some describing the workplace culture as "toxic".
He was a volunteer medical responder for LIVES between 1987 and 2020 and a trustee of the charity for more than 30 years, including periods as chair of trustees. Ms Cooke did not comment on the allegations, but the charity's trustees said the allegations were "false" and "Dr Sagar’s recollection of events and those of LIVES staff who attended is at considerable variance".
Among the volunteers who have left is Pete Lovett, who volunteered as a first responder for five years in Essex before joining LIVES in 2020. "I was offering to do it free of charge and I was so appalled I resigned, but then the next day I got a phone call from one of the trustees saying 'we will allow you to do it, please come back'."
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