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Latest News

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Ambulance service celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is celebrating National Apprenticeship Week by highlighting the valuable contribution apprentices play in helping deliver dedicated pa...

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Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal returns to Southmead Hospital, Bristol, to meet NHS staff who cared for her

Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal returned to Southmead Hospital in Bristol on Thursday (06 February) to meet staff who cared for Her Royal Highness following an incident on the Gatcombe Park esta...

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Ambulance service teach valuable lifesaving skills to students in Wadebridge

Students and staff at Wadebridge School in Cornwall are now equipped with essential lifesaving skills, thanks to a recent training session led by the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Tru...

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Ambulance Service, is the patient breathing? Yes, but we’ve got no heating due to a power cut

Ambulance Service, is the patient breathing? Yes, but we haven’t got any heating due to a power cut, can someone bring us a heater? This is just one of the many inappropriate 999 calls receiv...