Press Releases

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Ambulance service condemns vandals who smash an emergency vehicle

The North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) is calling for witnesses to come forward after an emergency ambulance was vandalised in the early hours of Wednesday 31 May.

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North East Ambulance Service sends out call for new recruits

THE North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) NHS Foundation Trust is sending out a call for more people from across the region to join its life-saving team.

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Brave five-year-old recognised for helping his poorly mam.

Just days before Christmas a five-year-old called 999 when his mam was suffering a severe chest infection.

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Ambulance service welcomes new Director of Paramedicine back to the North East

Brand new role on the Trust Board aims to strengthen clinical leadership and give paramedics more representation

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Chance to join our community lifesavers

North East Ambulance Service is looking for more community first responders to save more lives 

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North East Ambulance Service sends ambulances to help Ukraine war effort

One year since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, NEAS is once again sending help to the frontline. 

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Industrial action at North East Ambulance Service paused

Following the press release issued this morning in anticipation of strike action, please find an update below.

Chris Browitt and wife Alice Walker with (left to right) Charlotte Saul, Hollie Hicks, Louise Fawcus and Grame Cutty

Cardiac arrest survivor meets the ambulance workers who helped save his life

A Northumberland grandfather who is enjoying a new lease of life after surviving a cardiac arrest last year has been reunited with some of the ambulance workers who saved his life.

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Plea to continue using ambulance services wisely during an expected extended period of industrial action

North East Ambulance Service is once again appealing to the public to use services wisely as it prepares for another period of industrial action.

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Ambulance service recognises bravery of six-year-old boy

The North East Ambulance Service has praised a six-year-old boy for his bravery when his dad suffered a cardiac arrest. 

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Plea to continue using services wisely during fourth industrial action

As North East Ambulance Service prepares for further periods of industrial action following a dispute between trade unions and the Government over the 2022/23 pay award, it is once again appealing to the public to use services wisely.

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Frontline ambulance workers receive recognition for their contribution to the ambulance service

Eleven colleagues from the North East Ambulance Service were presented with the Queen’s Medal at a ceremony at the organisation’s headquarters in Newburn, recognising a combined 247 years of service between them.