
Inspirational stories from the North East heading to your screens this week with the return of award-winning documentary Ambulance
“We just get up, get on and have a smile on your face – that’s what it is to be a Geordie.”
Prime-time documentary series ‘Ambulance’, following frontline staff at North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) as they provide vital urgent and emergency pre-hospital care in the region, starts on Thursday, 11 August, on BBC One.
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Whickham man reunited with the paramedic who saved his life
“They might think they were just doing their job but the job they are doing is saving lives, and I’m proof of that.”
Gary Callum was at the gym when he realised something was wrong.
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North East stroke patients set to benefit from telemedicine expansion
New project hopes to improve patient outcomes
Stroke patients across the North East are set to benefit from the expansion of a successful telemedicine project in the hope of speeding up care and improving patient outcomes.
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Golden recognition for Armed Forces support
National award recognises support North East Ambulance Service gives to Armed Forces personnel as an employer
North East Ambulance Service has been awarded a Gold employer award in recognition of its support to Armed Forces personnel.
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