New all-night response unit proving its MERIT

AN all-night rapid response car staffed by air ambulance medics is saving lives across the North-East, according to those behind the service. The Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) and North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) have teamed up to provide a doctor-led trauma team to cover the hours of darkness – when the charity’s air ambulances do not fly. The region’s first Medical Emergency Response Incident Team (MERIT) responds to incidents in a specially equipped car, staffed by GNAAS doctors ...