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Recurance · prevention of future deaths reports

Pre-inquest brief

Paramedic staffing shortages impacting ambulance response times

Organisation: North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust · Generated: 27 Oct 2026

Recurance · recurance.com/chains/72e449233961594a

The earlier warning

Barbara Patterson · 21 May 2015 · Carly Henley, Northumberland (North)

“During the inquest evidence was given that there is a national shortage of paramedics, which is particularly acute in the North East”

judiciary.uk/…/barbara-patterson

What was promised

A published response was found, but no specific action could be extracted with a verified quote.

What recurred

  • 26 Jan 2018 · Andrew Finlay · Derek Winter · Closely related · confidence 0.92 (high)

The clearest link, quoted from both reports:

Earlier · Barbara Patterson · 21 May 2015

“During the inquest evidence was given that there is a national shortage of paramedics, which is particularly acute in the North East”

Later · Andrew Finlay · 26 Jan 2018

“I was told there were still 32 paramedic vacancies to be filled a year on after [the deceased]'s death.”

What happened next

No web check of the stated actions has been published for this chain.

Every quote is verified word for word against the original report on judiciary.uk. A link shows that a similar concern was raised again, not why. It is not a finding about any organisation or person.

Source: Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, Open Government Licence v3.0.