North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) has been recognised once again in The Sunday Times Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers, ranking 55th in the UK for...
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NWAS selected for assessment as advanced foundation trust
Described by the NHS as ‘a marker of excellence for high-performing NHS trusts’, advanced foundation trust status will give frontline NHS leaders more freedoms...
On call for critical moments – doctors in the ambulance service
When emergency incidents we attend become complex, fast-moving or involve multiple casualties, they can be supported by the Medical Emergency Response Incident Team (MERIT)...
NWAS return to the Trafford Centre for Emergency Services Day 2026
The North West’s biggest celebration of the emergency services returns to the Trafford Centre on Thursday 6 August, and we will once again be...
Celebrating 20 years of NWAS
On this day 20 years ago, four regional ambulance services came together to form North West Ambulance Service. Since then, NWAS has grown, evolved,...
NWAS has a Lioness in their camp
Senior Paramedic Danielle Evans from Liverpool is used to high pressure moments, whether that’s on the frontline responding to emergencies or on the pitch...
Our Net Zero Heroes are helping build a greener NWAS
A team of NWAS colleagues has delivered significant reductions in energy use, costs and carbon emissions at Bury and Rochdale Ambulance Stations, helping to...
National honour for former NWAS director
We are pleased to congratulate our former Director of Quality, Improvement and Innovation, Maxine Power, on being awarded a King’s Ambulance Medal (KAM) in...
NWAS up for a national award for data-driven safety
Our Datix Team has been shortlisted in the Improving Care Through Data and Insight category at the RLDatix Awards 2026 for its project ‘From...
NWAS maternity project shortlisted for National Patient Safety Award
A project developed by our staff, partners and patients to improve care for women during and after pregnancy has been shortlisted in the Digital...
Volunteer recognised for outstanding service to NWAS community
As we continue to recognise the efforts of the volunteers who support us as part of Volunteers Week...
NWAS CPR Card launch brings life-saving skills to local Chinese community
More than 70 members of the Chinese community attended the successful launch of the CPR Card initiative on 2 June 2026 at the Wirral...
