THE REGION'S ambulance service has introduced new epaulettes for staff following the Manchester Arena attack.

Advanced medical staff will now be more easily identifiable as the ambulance service introduces red epaulettes for senior clinicians.

The change replaces the former green epaulettes worn on the shoulders as part of uniform to distinguish roles.

It aims to make it easier for ambulance crews to identify a person with more senior clinical skills in the event of a large scale or major incident.

This comes after an internal probe of the ambulance response to the Manchester Arena attack in May 2017 .

Staff said it would be helpful for advanced paramedics, consultant paramedics and doctors to be more easily seen at a glance.

Green epaulettes for other members of staff including paramedics, emergency medical technicians and senior paramedics will remain the same.