Press Releases

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.

Our lead governor, Simon Walford, talks about the role of a governor and what led to him joining NEAS.

North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Professor Stuart Corbridge as its new Chair.

North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) next month.

Across our region, teams of paramedics work within our communities providing out-of-hospital care for thousands of patients and supporting the wider healthcare system across the North East.

Recently, we followed one of our Teesdale community paramedics, Richard York, for a shift out in the community to see what a day on-shift looks like for him and his colleagues.

Meet the new team charged with setting the future clinical direction at North East Ambulance Service.

Our first ever cohort of paramedic apprentices have now graduated from their Paramedic Practice (BSc, Hons) degrees from Teesside University.

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

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. 

This year's Christmas card, 'A reindeer pulling an ambulance' was drawn by NEAS health advisor Daryl Richardson's two boys, Fraser aged 5 and Theo aged 3.