Ambulance Service lowers its operational status

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust today reports slightly eased pressure. The Service raised its operational status to “severe pressure” in December under a framework to protect core services for the most vulnerable patients in the region. The national framework, called the Resource Escalation Action Plan (REAP), contains four levels of alert designed to maintain an effective and safe operational and clinical response for the UK’s ambulance services. Today, NEAS reduced its operational ...