The Medicar is a joint initiative involving Cleveland Police and the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) and currently operates on Friday nights from 7.30pm...
Category: North East Ambulance Service
NEAS vehicles re-designed to help patients
44 ambulances and 43 Patient Transport Service vehicles have been adapted to make them more accessible to disabled people, including people with sight and...
Newcastle/Gateshead falls project extended
The Falls Rapid Response Service operates in Newcastle and Gateshead and is made up of paramedics and occupational therapists who respond to 999 and...
Doctor converted – on road to Hexham
But he’s only alive today because several passers-by, including two nurses, came together to administer CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) after he collapsed as he cycled...
Newcastle United Foundation staff train youngsters in CPR
The Foundation have organised Restart a Heart classes to equip children with the skills and confidence to give potentially life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to anyone...
Berwick community paramedic scheme extended
The community paramedic scheme – which is a joint initiative between the NHS Northumberland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and NEAS - was launched in...
North East Ambulance Service achieves Disability Confident ‘Leader’ status
Initiatives to encourage and support disabled people at NEAS include: Actively looking to attract and recruit disabled people, providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment...
Student’s cardiac arrest survival inspires the region to take up CPR training
Tyne Metropolitan College was inspired by Restart a Heart Day after one of their students survived a cardiac arrest last year whilst playing football,...
NEAS honours its staff and volunteers
Colleagues and members of the public have nominated staff in 15 categories in the ambulance trust’s annual awards ceremony held at the Ramside Hall...
Chain of survival saves cardiac arrest patient’s life
When Andrew went into cardiac arrest, his wife Gillian immediately began CPR and their daughter Simone rang 999 for an ambulance. Passer-by Trina Duke...
