North East Ambulance Service

North East Ambulance Service
NEAS
The NHS corporate identity logo of North East Ambulance Service
Map of North East Ambulance Service's coverage
Created	1 July 2006 (following annexation of Teesside from TENYAS to NEAS)
Headquarters	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Region served	Counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Teesside
Area size	3,200 square miles
Population	2.6 million
Type	NHS Ambulance Service
Chair	Ashley Winter OBE
Chief Exec	Yvonne Ormston
Website	www.neas.nhs.uk

North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (NEAS) is the authority responsible for providing NHS ambulance services in North East England, covering the counties of County Durham, Northumberland and Tyne and Wear and the boroughs of Darlington, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Redcar and Cleveland and . The trust was formed on 1 July 2006, following the merger of the existing North East Ambulance Service and the Tees division of the Tees, East and North Yorkshire Ambulance Service (TENYAS). Northumbria Ambulance Service and County Durham Ambulance Service had previously merged on 1 April 1999.[1]

It is one of 10 Ambulance Trusts providing England with Emergency medical services, and is part of the National Health Service, receiving direct government funding for its role. There is no charge to patients for use of the service, and under the Patient's Charter, every person in the United Kingdom, has the right to the attendance of an ambulance in an emergency. The North East Ambulance Service also provides Patient Transport Services (PTS) or non-emergency services to patients in the area.

The North East Ambulance Service currently operates 107 emergency ambulances, 50 rapid response cars, 28 urgent care vehicles, 2 bariatric ambulances, 242 patient transport vehicles, 5 community paramedic cars, and 120 support service vehicles.