New NEAS scheme to offer dedicated mental health support

Durham and Darlington residents in mental health crisis are set to benefit from a new dedicated response vehicle which is being trialled over the next two months. North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) NHS Foundation Trust is working with Tees Esk and Wear Valleys (TEWV) NHS Foundation Trust, Durham and Darlington Street Triage Service to pilot a new mental health response car staffed by a paramedic and community psychiatric nurse, responding solely to patients who require further support after calling ...