New ambulance scheme aimed at cutting A&E admissions

A new pilot scheme being introduced by the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) aims to reduce the load on Sunderland’s A&E departments by more than 1,825 attendances every year. Funded by Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), the Paramedic Pathfinder will train NEAS ambulance clinicians working in the area to use a ground-breaking clinical triage tool, which helps them to make extremely accurate face-to-face patient assessments and confidently choose the most appropriate place for treatment. ...