HSCNI Chief Executive’s Letter to SoS
Dear Secretary of State, We are writing collectively as Chief Executives of Northern Ireland’s six Health and Social Care Trusts to emphasise in the strongest possible terms the need...
Assaults on Ambulance Staff Continue
There are over 400 assaults on staff from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) each year – more than one a day. NIAS has a zero tolerance policy in...
NIAS welcomes EU investment of €1.1 million in Community Paramedic Services
Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland and Scotland to benefit from Community Paramedic services to enable care to be provided closer to a patient’s home This week has seen the...
Crew Assaulted by Patient on 999 Call
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service responded to a medical emergency in Larne on the evening of Tuesday 28 November 2017. On arrival, the crew were confronted by a patient...
Ambulance Crew Assaulted While Attending Patient
An ambulance crew was assaulted in Trillick last night by a female patient who had called for their assistance moments earlier. Responding to a 999 call, the ambulance crew...
NIAS Goes Green
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service is changing its uniform for the first time since its inception in 1995. The old royal blue shirts and navy trousers are to be...