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Louis patient reunion

A 4lb 11oz leap year baby born at 31 weeks is reunited with the ambulance team who helped ensure a safe arrival

North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) crew and call handler reunite with baby Louis and his family five months after he was delivered prematurely at 31 weeks.

L-R - Sean Storey,  Kim Taylor, Don Moreland, Bobby Finkel, Kyle Donaldson, Chris Sharpe

Hip hip hooray! Patient thanks crew for the gift of life on his birthday

It was Bobby Finkel’s 73rd birthday when he had a cardiac arrest while out for his morning walk.

Andrew, James and Kirsty

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.

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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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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Family reunited with paramedic who helped with surprise delivery

Jade Baynham from West Denton met with Georgina Campbell, a paramedic from North East Ambulance Service, after she helped when they called 999 after a surprise delivery. 

L-R - Jill Doran, Sophie Wood, Katie-Jane Dowson, Callum Crow, Kelly Lister, Richard York

Bravery award for 9-year-old caller

“He’s my little hero and I’m very proud of him”

NEAS paramedic Rachael Hewitt and clinical care assistant Emma Newton with Paul and Alyson Durham

Charity runner thanks ambulance crew following heart attack

A grandad who had a heart attack after doing the Great North Run has met the emergency service workers who helped save his life.

L-R Andrew, Adam, Graham, Liz, Nic, Mark, Nigel

Shining a light on emergency care

The family of a patient who sadly passed away has been reunited with the ambulance crew who tried to save him.

On meeting the crew, the family passed on their donation to help make night-time jobs easier for ambulance teams responding to patients in the dark.