Press Releases
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Governor spotlight: Liz Highmore
Liz, who was recently elected as our joint deputy lead governor, spoke to us about her role
North East Ambulance Service to host major health conference in Newcastle
North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) is proud to announce that it will host the annual 999 EMS Conference this year.
Spotlight on our service: celebrating our volunteers
As part of Volunteers’ Week (2-8 June), we’re recognising our community first responders, ambulance care service drivers, porters, community ambassadors, and governors.
The role of emergency preparedness, resilience and response in the ambulance service
"All of this planning aims to save life, minimise harm and deliver the best possible patient care at the times when the system is at its most strained."
Governor spotlight: Steve Dunn
Deputy lead governor Steve Dunn spoke to us about his role
Spotlight on the service: our community first responders
As part of our new regular feature, this month we're turning the spotlight on to our team of community first responders.
On the up: NHS Staff Survey results demonstrate further improvements
Improved overall morale and feeling more able to suggest improvements or raise concerns are some of the highlights from this year’s NHS Staff Survey results.
In conversation with: our patient transport service teams
In 2023/24 our patient transport service completed more than 542,000 planned and unplanned patient journeys across the North East. Throughout January, we spoke to colleagues working on the road and behind the scenes to understand more about their roles.
Meet Simon Walford
Our lead governor, Simon Walford, talks about the role of a governor and what led to him joining NEAS.