Press Releases

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EPRR training

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."

Stephen Dunn

Governor spotlight: Steve Dunn

Deputy lead governor Steve Dunn spoke to us about his role

Mark Edwards CFR

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.

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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.

Chris Cooper

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.

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Meet Simon Walford

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

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Ambulance Service appoints new Chair

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

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Looking back at the last year with North East Ambulance Service

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

Community paramedic Richard York with patient

Teesdale community paramedics build bridges between emergency and primary care in rural communities

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.

Image of NEAS ambulances at station, including NEW Fiat ambulances

New leadership team in charge of clinical development

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

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Ambulance service celebrates graduation of its first cohort of paramedic apprentices

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