Ambulance delays
Dear North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust,
1. How many serious untoward incidents were recorded by your organisation in (i) 2018/19 (ii) 2019/20 and (iii) 2020/21 where the degree of harm was recorded as “severe” or “death” AND where there was either a delay in the ambulance arriving at the incident scene or a delay in the ambulance handing the patient over to a hospital?
2. Please provide me with a brief summary of each of the incidents in Q.2 which were logged in 2020/21 stating (i) the degree of harm recorded and (ii) a brief summary of the incident including how long the delay was and why the delay occurred and the consequences for the patient of the delay.
Yours faithfully,
Matthew Davis
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Karen Greenacre
Governor Support Officer | Chief Executive’s Directorate
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North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Bernicia House | Goldcrest Way | Newburn Riverside Business Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne | NE15 8NY | 0191 430 2000
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Karen Greenacre
Governor Support Officer | Chief Executive’s Directorate
Direct Line: 0191 430 2036
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Bernicia House | Goldcrest Way | Newburn Riverside Business Park
Newcastle Upon Tyne | NE15 8NY | 0191 430 2000
Unmatched quality of care every time we touch lives
CQC rated good
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East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust unless otherwise specifically
stated. If you are not the intended recipient (or responsible for
delivery) of this email and its attachments, please notify the sender and
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