North East Ambulance Service provides a Patient Transport Service.  This is an important operational service which provides non-emergency transport for patients who have a medical condition that would prevent them from travelling by any other means, or who require the special skills of an ambulance care assistant for the duration of the journey.  The service can be booked by doctors, dentists and midwives, although the responsibility is often devolved to doctors’ receptionists. For further information on the service please click here.