Feb 25 2021 Read 4808 Times
Students from Newcastle University continue to volunteer on the frontline during lockdown to support the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) and one of the region's largest vaccination hubs. After a successful first year, the NEAS First Responder scheme at Newcastle University has recruited new volunteers to help local NHS services in responding to patients dialling 999 in the Tyneside area. The medical students attend the most severe categories of calls and respond to immediate life-threatening emergencies to patients as a resource of North East Ambulance Service.
There are 41 medical students who have been trained to work at ‘The Parks’ a Covid-19 vaccination hub in North Shields to support the vaccine roll-out. Working under the direct supervision of a GP, they have administered over 30,000 vaccines at the centre.