North East Ambulance Service under “extreme” pressure

Members of the public are being reminded to think before dialling 999 after North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) reached its highest level of operational alert due to extreme pressure. NEAS is now operating at level four under the national Resource Escalation Action Plan (REAP), a framework designed to maintain an effective and safe operational and clinical response for patients. This means that while the service attempts to operate a normal service, its response standards to potentially life-threatening ...