RTB (Return To Base) is a podcast from North East Ambulance Service. In each episode, operational colleagues from across the service speak to experts within their field to try and answer some of the big questions staff members have about working in the ambulance service, from day-to-day issues like mental health and the importance of speaking up, to big picture ideas like the future of paramedicine.

by North East Ambulance Service
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RTB (Return To Base) is a podcast from North East Ambulance Service. In each episode, operational colleagues from across the service speak to experts within their field to try and answer some of the big questions staff members have about working in the ambulance service, from day-to-day issues like mental health and the importance of speaking up, to big picture ideas like the future of paramedicine.
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Recent Episodes

January 14, 2026
Managing pain within the ambulance service
<p>In this special bonus episode, NEAS locality manager Paul Elstob speaks to consultant paramedic Dan Haworth about pain management within the ambulance service.</p><p>In their conversation, Paul and Dan discuss different tools available to NEAS clinicians for assessing pain in different types of patients, the simple actions clinicians can take before reaching for medication and the importance of documentation, not just at an individual level but in highlighting patterns of practice and influencing international best practice.<br>If you have any feedback about this episode, or have a suggestion for a future topic to cover, please email publicrelations@neas.nhs.uk</p>

December 25, 2025
RTB: Bonus Christmas episode
<p>Our guests and hosts throughout the year have been recording some bonus content for you especially for Christmas. <br>In today's special Christmas episode, you can hear Paul Elstob, Fay Ord, Clare Graham, Dan Cooper, Louise Carbado, Kate Rogers, Yvette Campbell, Simon Kelly and James Atkinson talk about their Christmas guilty pleasures.<br>If you'd like to get in touch about anything you've heard on RTB, or if you want to suggest a topic for us to cover in a future episode, please email us at publicrelations@neas.nhs.uk</p>

December 3, 2025
RTB: Ambulance Service and NHS partners working together for the right patient care
<p>In this episode, newly qualified paramedic James Atkinson speaks to consultant paramedic in urgent care, Danielle Clark about how we are working with NHS partners to find the most appropriate care for our patients across the region during the winter period and beyond. </p><p> </p><p>If you'd like to get in touch about anything you've heard on RTB, or if you want to suggest a topic for us to cover in a future episode, you can email us at public.relations@neas.nhs.uk </p>
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