Press Releases

Ambulance, fire and police colleagues have moved into a newly operational carbon-neutral community tri-station in Hebburn.

This month, North East Ambulance Service crews moved into Wallsend Community Fire Station in North Tyneside, alongside Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service (TWFRS) colleagues.

People with minor injuries and illnesses in Teesside can now benefit from a jointly run NHS urgent care service across the Tees Valley.  

We have introduced new processes within our Emergency Operations Centre and for our frontline crews to help us improve our response to patients, and are looking for further support from system partners.

A new model for maximising alternative care pathways in the hope of avoiding unnecessary ambulance attendances and hospital admissions has now been successfully rolled out across the North East. 

Marley Park fire crews welcome ambulance colleagues into their station

North East Ambulance Service recently launched its new website. The new platform reflects our commitment to providing timely, accessible, and high-quality information about the services NEAS provides and the career opportunities available.

A number of agencies have come together to provide a safe and timely response for residents and visitors of Northumberland’s picturesque Holy Island in the event of a medical emergency.

Two teenage girls injured in a serious high speed road traffic collision on 23 March have been reunited with the teams who came to their aid.

Stroke patients across the North East are set to benefit from the expansion of a successful telemedicine project in the hope of speeding up care and improving patient outcomes.

North East Ambulance Service has struck gold in recognition for the support it gives to Armed Forces personnel as an employer.

North East Ambulance Service is the fifth in the country to turn the British Heart Foundation’s The Circuit of community based defibrillators live in the North East.