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VONNE and North East Ambulance Service join forces to expand lifesaving defibrillator network across the North East

A new partnership between the Voluntary Organisations’ Network North East (VONNE) and the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (NEAS) means funding is available to strengthen emergency response across the region by expanding access to community public access defibrillators (cPADs), which are a vital link in the chain of survival for those experiencing cardiac arrest.

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NEAS delivers lifesaving CPR skills to over 3,500 people across the North East

North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) is supporting Restart a Heart Day. In the last year, NEAS community resuscitation officers have trained just under 3,500 staff, college and school students, businesses and community groups across the North East.