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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...


Paramedic assaulted by casualty at RTC in Antrim

A paramedic with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service has been assaulted by the patient whom he was trying to help following a 2 vehicle road traffic collision on Dublin...

Ambulance crew assaulted attending call in Cookstown

An ambulance crew was assaulted and vehicle damaged as they attended a patient in Cookstown in the early hours of Sunday morning. The crew were preparing the patient for...

NIAS Chief Executive praises staff for commitment on day of action

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service was subject to industrial action on 6 May in the form of withdrawal of labour by the UNITE Trade Union in addition to ongoing “working to...

NIAS advice to the public ahead of industrial action

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service is facing more than two weeks of industrial action from Monday 27 April 2015, in addition to action already being taken by NIPSA which...

Press Statement Issued jointly on behalf of NIAS Trust and Trade Unions

Ref: Industrial Action 13 March 2015   The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service has been advised by Trade Unions of the intention of their members to strike on Friday 13...