Hospital Transport
North East Ambulance Service Patient Transport Services
NEAS provide non-urgent transport to hospital appointments for patients who have no other means of getting to their appointment. They transport over 4,000 patients each day, to and from treatment centres across the North of England and parts of Scotland.
The transport crews are trained as ambulance care assistants and have specialist knowledge of comprehensive first aid and patient moving and handling techniques.
As well as these crews, they also have Ambulance Car Service Drivers(ACS), volunteers who use their own vehicles to help with the transportation of patients to and from hospitals and clinics. These volunteers are available to transport patients who do not need help getting in and out of a car thereby freeing up the larger transport vehicles and their crews to assist the less abled.
If you require transport to your hospital appointment, please call the contact centre on 0191 2648870. You will be asked a series of questions to find out if you are eligible for transport, ie have no other means of getting to the appointment. Please note, they cannot provide transport to and from GP or dental surgeries or transport companions unless the patient has a clinical need for a personal escort.
Berwick Cancer Cars
The Berwick and District Cancer Support Group, commonly known as Berwick Cancer Cars, was founded in 1992 by two women from Spittal, Violet Carter and Kathleen Horsburgh, who were having difficulty accessing their cancer treatment in hospitals over 60 miles away.
Over 30 years later the charity continues to grow and now has a fleet of six cars to help transport patients to appointments. The service is run completely by volunteers.
If you need help getting to a cancer related appointment or treatment session, you can call Berwick Cancer Cars on 07780 795244.
The service is available to anyone who has received a cancer diagnosis and is registered with a GP practice in Berwick, Belford or Wooler (Clients living in the Cornhill area may be registered with a GP in Coldstream).
