Praise for 'astonishing' care provided by North East Ambulance Service The comments came after it was revealed NEAS is one of the top-performing ambulance services in the country Chronicle Live · Apr 5, 2023
Ambulance strikes over pay award suspended while unions consult members Industrial action will be paused while unions consult with their members over the coming weeks Chronicle Live · Mar 16, 2023
Northumberland grandad who suffered cardiac arrest meets ambulance workers who saved his life Chris Browitt, from Ellington, was placed on life-support for three days before making a full recovery Chronicle Live · Mar 16, 2023
Walker taken to hospital with leg injury after falling on side of River Derwent The incident happened near Blanchland on Sunday morning Chronicle Live · Mar 13, 2023
North East Ambulance Service failings: Bosses admit no 'quick fix' for bullying problems A damning report last month revealed major concerns about the ambulance service, including "inadequate" leadership and ambulance crews not having the proper medication available Chronicle Live · Mar 10, 2023
More than 500 deaths in England last year after long ambulance wait Exclusive: figure is more than double the comparable fatalities in 2021, in what a union calls a ‘hidden scandal’ of delays The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023
'Doctors don't trust me' - Autistic student speaks out over NHS 'barriers' Newcastle University's Lauren Gilbert spoke of how they had been treated differently by medics because of their autism Chronicle Live · Feb 28, 2023
Man taken to hospital after motorbike crashes into parked car in Walker Police blocked the road off as emergency services descended on Welbeck Road following the collision which has left a man injured in hospital Chronicle Live · Feb 28, 2023
Paramedic's stark knife crime warning after seeing 'devastation' it causes first-hand North East paramedic Shaun Robson says knife crime is 'much more common' and speaks of how distressing it can be for emergency services Chronicle Live · Feb 28, 2023
New ambulances 'welcome' say North East leaders as Government warned more staff and Levelling Up are vital NHS bosses at the North East Ambulance Service welcomed the Government announcement of plans to buy 800 new ambulances - but said it wasn't going to be as simple 'as flicking a switch'. Chronicle Live · Feb 5, 2023
Governors 'have confidence' in under-fire ambulance service leadership - amid calls for a public inquiry The under-fire leadership at North East Ambulance Service have received the backing of governors, but an aggrieved family continue to fight for justice Chronicle Live · Feb 3, 2023
Council leader refuses to criticise North East Ambulance Service bosses despite damning report Newcastle City Council chief Nick Kemp said the troubled ambulance service's problems were a result of Government under-investment and the strain caused by Covid-19 Chronicle Live · Feb 2, 2023
Two North East ambulance service directors quit amid damning report Dr Mathew Beattie and Sarah Rushbrooke had both been working out six-month notice periods The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2023
Whistleblower's MP says worrying ambulance service CQC report 'no surprise' Grahame Morris MP said he was unsurprised to read a damning regulator's report about North East Ambulance Service. Chronicle Live · Feb 1, 2023
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 Ambulance staff attended emergencies without enough medicine, inspectors find The Care Quality Commission rated North East Ambulance Service’s urgent care as ‘inadequate’.
The Independent UK · Feb 1, 2023 Ambulances turning up to emergencies without life-saving drugs, damning report finds Some drugs went missing with no trace, CQC inspection of North East Ambulance Service NHS Trust found
Chronicle Live · Jan 27, 2023 Teen told mam he thought he was dying after breaking back in horror fall into quarry Travis Dixon was on a bike ride with his friend when he fell around 12 metres down a quarry in Newton Aycliffe
Chronicle Live · Jan 26, 2023 One taken to hospital after three vehicle smash closed A19 south at Sunderland The ambulance services has taken one person to hospital for treatment after a three-vehicle crash on the A19
Chronicle Live · Jan 16, 2023 Paramedic accused of failing to provide life support to teen 'risk to public', tribunal hears Paramedic Gavin Wood, from the North East Ambulance Service, faced a number of accusations
Chronicle Live · Jan 10, 2023 Paramedics felt colleague 'had failed' County Durham teenager Quinn Evie Milburn-Beadle, tribunal hears Paramedics gave evidence about the conduct of colleague Gavin Wood - who had been first on the scene of Quinn Evie Milburn-Beadle's death.
Chronicle Live · Jan 9, 2023 Paramedic accused of failing to give teen life support stopped CPR minutes after arriving, tribunal hears Paramedic Gavin Wood, from the North East Ambulance Service, faces a number of accusations
Chronicle Live · Jan 9, 2023 North East Ambulance Service urges public to use service "wisely" during strikes The service has issued the guidance on Wednesday's strike after talks fell through with no deal earlier on Monday
Chronicle Live · Dec 29, 2022 One casualty taken to hospital following two vehicle crash on A1 in Gateshead Emergency crews attended the scene on the A1 Western Bypass northbound at Junction 68 at Lobley Hill
Chronicle Live · Dec 27, 2022 North East Ambulance Service declares second critical incident in nine days due to 'extreme pressures' The service declared the incident as a result of extreme pressures impacting its ability to respond to patients, and has asked people to only call in a life-threatening emergency
Chronicle Live · Dec 23, 2022 Review of North East Ambulance Service alleged 'cover-ups' will consider if issues continue and how whistleblowers were treated A review of North East Ambulance Service's coronial processes is now due to conclude in the first three months of 2022.