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Latest News

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Ambulance Service 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 kits....

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Ambulance service announce London Marathon entry in aid of Charity’s 30th anniversary

Gloucestershire Emergency Care Assistant George Medcalf, who works for the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) will be running the 2025 London Marathon in April, to raise fun...

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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...