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    Visit our volunteer recruitment page to find out more here

  • Find out about the South Western Ambulance Charity and how you can get involved here

Latest News

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Peter Phillips presents Gloucestershire ambulance volunteers with Coronation medals & coins

Volunteer Community First responders from the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) were presented with commemorative Coronation medals or coins by Peter Philips, son of HRH Th...

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Ambulance Service celebrates Volunteers’ Week

This Volunteers’ Week, the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT), is celebrating the 600 plus volunteers, who dedicate their spare time to supporting the service and prov...

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85-year-old Mid-Devon Community First Responder attends Palace Garden Party

An 85-year-old active volunteer, from Culmstock in Mid-Devon, who joined the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) as a Community First Responder (CFR) at the age of 70, recent...

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Top tips to help you and your ambulance service this Spring bank holiday

The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is encouraging people to use the right healthcare for them this Spring bank holiday weekend as the region prepares for a further influ...