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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.

Students and staff at Wadebridge School in Cornwall are now equipped with essential lifesaving skills, thanks to a recent training session led by the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT).

Ambulance Service, is the patient breathing? Yes, but we haven’t got any heating due to a power cut, can someone bring us a heater? This is just one of the many inappropriate 999 calls received by the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) over the past year.