Press Releases

As the annual festivities approach, North East Ambulance Service and partners are urging the public to stay safe, celebrate responsibly, and to use NHS services wisely during Christmas and New Year.

A picture drawn by a talented family member of a North East Ambulance Service health advisor has been chosen as the service’s Christmas card for 2025.

A Bedlington man will have the opportunity to celebrate his birthday and Christmas with his family this month thanks to the fast actions of the people who came to his aid when he collapsed in the street.

North East Ambulance Charity has received £46,250 from NHS Charities Together to launch a ground-breaking Neurodiversity Wellbeing Project, providing targeted support for neurodivergent colleagues, including those who are autistic, have ADHD or dyslexia.

With our annual flu season well and truly underway, we thought we would shine a light on the team responsible for keeping us all well at work, our occupational health team.

A new partnership between the Voluntary Organisations’ Network North East (VONNE) and the North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (NEAS) means funding is available to strengthen emergency response across the region by expanding access to community public access defibrillators (cPADs), which are a vital link in the chain of survival for those experiencing cardiac arrest.

This month, we asked non-executive director, Alison Slater, to tell us a little about her role.

Our youngest governor, 18-year-old Jayden, who represents the Durham area and studies at St Leonard’s Sixth Form, spoke to us about his role

Here's a round-up of our stories from November and the end of October.

Clinicians at the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) are taking part in a service improvement project which is looking to improve how they communicate with GPs when they detect a patient has an underlying heart condition.