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Latest News

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Senior NHS manager to jump 13,500ft for patients across the south west

Jane Whichello, Head of Volunteering at the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT), is doing a skydive to help raise funds to buy new Community Response Vehicles (CRVs) for the ...

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South Western Ambulance Service is the first ambulance service in the UK to introduce virtual reality to train incident commanders

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT), is using cutting edge Virtual Reality (VR) technology, to provide its incident commanders with an immersive training experience to te...

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Ambulance service celebrates paramedic graduates

Graduate paramedic apprentices were celebrated at an event in Exeter recently, after they completed a BSc (Hons) Paramedic Science Degree Level Apprenticeship, in partnership with the South Western Am...

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Gloucestershire Ambulance Station gears up for a free family open day

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is inviting people of all ages to join them at a free open day at Staverton Ambulance Station on Saturday 13 July 2024....