Press Releases

Twenty-eight frontline emergency care employees at North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) have received The Ambulance Service (Emergency Duties) Long Service and Good Conduct Medal for their dedication to their roles at an NHS Ambulance Service.

Paul Liversidge QAM is hanging up his epaulettes after nearly 40 years’ service to the North East public.

Imagine being homeless and sleeping on the streets with just cardboard and a thin blanket to keep you warm at night, after serving your country as a member of the armed forces.

Health advisors and paramedics from North East Ambulance Service who have been subjected to verbal and physical assaults in the line of duty are part of a new national campaign to promote respect across the country.

North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) is adding a new station to its list, building on a successful partnership with its fire service colleagues.

County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) has agreed a deal with NEAS to turn its newly renovated station in Sedgefield into a co-location service, housing both services together.

The scheme which has serviced the Berwick area since its launch in July 2019 has been a major success and lifeline for the community.

A state-of-the-art blue light Tri-Station that will be the first of its kind to be completely carbon neutral is now one step closer to completion.

Ambulance bosses are speaking out today following criticism and abuse that some members of the public have directed to crews after last week’s temporary meal break announcement.

A temporary change to meal break arrangements for ambulance service workers is being made to reduce the risk to patients amid sustained significant pressures being felt across the NHS.

Ambulance bosses are again appealing for people in the North East to use precious ambulance resources wisely in the run up to one of the busiest weeks of the year.

North East Ambulance Service is making an urgent appeal to the public to only call its services in a life threatening emergency after a record number of 999 and NHS 111 calls is placing it under unprecedented pressure.

The North East public is being urged to get hands on and learn life-saving CPR as a new survey finds over a third of the region’s adults didn’t know the difference between a cardiac arrest and a heart attack, and didn’t know how to do CPR.