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NEAS news round-up: November

Here's a round-up of our stories from November and the end of October.

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North East Ambulance Service to continue providing NHS 111 services to region

NEAS has been awarded a new contract to deliver NHS 111 services across the North East of England worth £15 million per year. 

 

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New project to help identify patients with underlying heart conditions

Clinicians at NEAS are taking part in a service improvement project which is looking to improve how they communicate with GPs when they detect a patient has an underlying heart condition.   

 

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Ambulance service staff honoured for more than 240 years of service to the North East

Eleven NEAS colleagues have been recognised for their extraordinary commitment to caring for the people of the North East, collectively representing more than 240 years of dedication, compassion, and service.

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Caring for the carers: mental health partnership in line for national award

A partnership offering rapid access to psychological services for ambulance staff has been shortlisted for a national award.

 

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North East Ambulance Service pays tribute on Remembrance Weekend

Staff from NEAS honoured servicemen and women at Remembrance Sunday and Remembrance Day events across the region.

 

 

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North East Ambulance Charity receives boost to help save more lives

North East Ambulance Charity has received £142,000 from NHS Charities Together to support work aimed at improving survival rates from out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.

 

 

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Ironman challenge raises funds for North East Ambulance Service

'Iron man' Ryan raises funds for those who saved his father's life.

 

 

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Ambulance service crew and neonatal nurse reunite with little girl born six weeks premature

A NEAS crew and Northern Neonatal Network (NORNET) nurse from the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) in Newcastle recently reunited with a very special patient and her family, three months after carefully transferring her between hospitals.