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George Medcalf, an Emergency Care Assistant with South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT), has raised more than double his fundraising target in his first London Marathon - all in support of the South Western Ambulance Charity as it celebrates its 30th anniversary year.

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is asking members of the public to use the right healthcare service this Easter bank holiday weekend, as the region prepares for the start of the holiday season.

The charity is one of the first NHS ambulance charities in the UK to receive funding from NHS Charities Together through its £1.85 million Community Resilience Grants Fund in partnership with Omaze. The funding was generated through Omaze's Million Pound House Draw, which raised an incredible £2.6 million to support the vital work of NHS Ambulance Charities in the UK

A woman who survived a cardiac arrest in 2023, recently reunited with one of the paramedics from the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) who helped save her life.

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.

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 funds for the South Western Ambulance Charity, who are celebrating their 30th anniversary this year.    

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 patient care across the region.  

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 estate in June 2024.