North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) is calling on the court system to impose the full powers available to them when it comes to sentencing...
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Seventh attack in 14 days of violence against NEAS ambulance crews
The latest incident in a shocking wave of violence against the North East Ambulance Service since lockdown restrictions were eased, occurred in the early...
Enough is enough! Two more assaults on NEAS ambulance crews overnight
Two more ambulance crews were attacked on Monday night – one with a 9-inch kitchen knife - after being called to patients reporting potentially...
AACE joins NEAS in condemning night of drink and drugs that ended in violence against three ambulance crews
Three ambulance crews were violently assaulted on Saturday night in separate incidents across the North East region, putting two staff in hospital, according to...
Volunteers are thanked by North East Ambulance Service
National Volunteers' Week takes place from the 1 - 7 June every year, providing a chance to say thank you for the contribution millions...
Video technology launched to help clinicians treat NEAS patients
Patients will soon be able to speak to ambulance service clinicians via video thanks to new technology being introduced by North East Ambulance Service...
New mental health initiative launching to support emergency services
NEAS staff will be supported by mental health clinicians from Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust (TEWV) and Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and...
North East Ambulance Service launches new specialist moving team
NEAS has today launched a specialist Evacuation Team tasked with responding to patients with complex moving needs. The Trust has invested £350,000 into a...
Medical students team up to support their NEAS emergency services
The new scheme between North East Ambulance Service, Newcastle University and Newcastle University Students’ Union (NUSU), to provide lifesaving support to people in an...
Region’s NHS launches major public awareness campaign in appeal for people to help our vital services by using them wisely
As the NHS prepares to manage the increase in demand which is expected at this time of year, health chiefs are making an important...
NHS pressures
NHS organisations across the North East and North Cumbria are appealing to people with flu-like symptoms or vomiting and diarrhoea to stay away from...
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...
