South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) provides the following services:
Communities served
Medical emergencies happen at all times of the day and night. SWASFT operates a 24-hour clinical response to 999 calls to ensure patients receive the right care as quickly as possible – wherever and whenever they need it.
Our Patient Transport Services teams provide pre-arranged transport for patients to and from hospital appointments, between healthcare providers and when they are returning home after spending time in hospital.
On behalf of GPs in Dorset, Gloucestershire and Somerset SWASFT runs the Out-of-Hours doctor service across the three counties. The Out-of-Hours telephone number covers all patients registered with a doctor's surgery in Dorset, Gloucestershire and Somerset and is a service run by dedicated staff including doctors, paramedics, nurses, control assistants, dispatchers and drivers.
