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Latest News

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Joint statement on the future of Fire Co-Responding in the South West

Representatives of the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, including the Chief Executive met with the five Chief Fire Officers on Wednesday 30 July to discuss the future of Fire Co-R...

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Ambulance service host steel signing ceremony for new facility in Dorset

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT), in partnership with Stepnell, hosted a steel signing ceremony at the site of its new Dorset Main Operating Base (MOB) on Friday 25 Ju...

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Retired Dorset teacher is reunited with ambulance crew that helped save his life

A retired teacher from Dorset has been reunited with the ambulance crew from the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) who helped save his life following a cardiac arrest last ...

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Ambulance service shares safety tips ahead of school summer holidays

As the South West prepares for the start of the school summer holidays, the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is calling on residents and visitors to take simple, preventat...