A specialist Mental Health Response Vehicle (MHRV) is helping to reduce hospital admissions in Somerset....
Category: South Western Ambulance Service
Learn how to ‘Restart a Heart’ in the South West this October with SWASFT
The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is inviting people across the South West to take part in free community events this...
GoodSAM technology plays vital role in life-saving response as survivor meets ambulance responders
A Somerset man has been reunited with members of the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) who helped save his life after...
Salisbury man sentenced for making abusive calls to emergency numbers
A man from Salisbury has been sentenced for misusing the emergency call number by being abusive and sexually explicit....
SWASFT celebrates paramedic graduates
A group of graduate paramedic apprentices were recently honoured at a celebratory event at Westpoint Exeter after successfully completing their BSc ...
Weston cardiac arrest survivor reunited with SWASFT lifesaving ambulance crew
A man from Weston-Super-Mare has been reunited with the ambulance crew rom South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) that helped...
Channel 4’s 999: On The Front Line is coming to South Western Ambulance Service
Channel 4's observational documentary series, 999: On The Front Line, will begin filming with the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust...
Ambulance service opens up life-saving app alerts to public responders
The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) has announced that, as of 2 June 2025, trained members of the public registered with...
SWAST ambulance runner doubles London Marathon fundraising target
George Medcalf, an Emergency Care Assistant with South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT), has raised more than double his ...
SWASFT shares advice ahead of Easter bank holiday weekend
The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is asking members of the public to use the right healthcare service this Easter bank...
SWASFT joins Bleed Kit Partnership to enhance emergency response
The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) has partnered with the Avon and Somerset Bleed Kit Partnership to support potentially lifesaving bleed...
SWASFT prepares for a busy winter
SWASFT is urging communities across the region to use its services responsibly this winter, as it prepares for a challenging period...
