The South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is again urging the public to use 999 appropriately during industrial action on Monday (23 January) and to call only if it is a life-threatening or life-altering emergency.
On days where there is strike action, patients should continue to call 999 if there is a medical or mental health emergency [when someone is...
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) is urging people to get the flu vaccine to protect themselves and others this winter. Flu is a very common and highly infectious disease caused by the influenza virus. It can make people seriously ill - especially older adults, very young children and people with underlying health conditions. SWASFT is encouraging people in the...
Plymouth University and the Devon Air Ambulance Trust (DAAT) have welcomed the first students to a new programme thought to be the first of its kind in the world.
The institution and the charity have collaboratively put together a masters (MSc) in Pre-Hospital Critical Care / Transport and Retrieval, which enables paramedics to train specifically for the demands of being an air...
Emergency crews staged a dramatic rescue in the early hours of this morning.
At approximately 03.03hrs Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue recieved a call from Ambulance Control requesting assistance at coastal cliffs just off Admiralty road in the Stonehouse area of Plymouth.
The request for assistance was for rescuing a 25 year old male who had fallen some 25 to 30ft from the...
A driver became trapped in his car after the vehicle left the slipway of the Exeter-bound carriageway of the A38 between Deeplane and Smithaleigh on Thursday morning (26 September). Police, paramedics and fire crews all attended the scene.
The car went into a field where three fire appliances from Plympton, Crownhill and Plymstock attended. Fire crews worked, alongside paramedics and...
