Residents in Berwick who suffer a serious medical emergency have to wait far longer than average for an ambulance to arrive, according to new data.
The figure of nine minutes and 46 seconds for category one response times is well above both the NHS target of seven minutes and the North East Ambulance Service average of seven minutes and 39 seconds.
According to NEAS, a category one response are for life-threatening illnesses or injuries, such as cardiac or respiratory arrest.
