The community paramedic scheme – which is a joint initiative between North East Ambulance Service and the NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) – was launched in July 2019, initially as a three-month pilot but was extended until March 2020 and is now being reviewed on a month-by-month basis.
The trial has led to:
A reduction in the response time by the ambulance service for life-threatening cases;
more than 3,700 patients being seen and treated at home by paramedics – freeing up ...
Bringing together skills, expertise and shared knowledge in ambulance services
