A whistleblower who claimed an ambulance service covered up mistakes by paramedics has been sacked.
Paul Calvert raised concerns that North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) was not reporting some patient deaths to a coroner for further investigation.
NEAS said it had “reluctantly decided to terminate” Mr Calvert’s employment as he said there were “no circumstances in which he could return”.
Mr Calvert said the decision left him feeling “anger and disappointment”.
He told the BBC: “I’ve lost my job as a result of trying to do the right thing.”
He said he intended to speak to an employment solicitor and was considering a tribunal.
Mr Calvert, who worked as a coroner’s officer for NEAS, raised concerns three years ago which led to an NHS investigation, which is continuing.
He said his concerns had been dismissed or judged untrue and that the trust had not supported him or adhered to its own sickness policies.
He has not been to work for 17 months.
