Great Western Ambulance Service (GWAS) could merge with the South Western Ambulance service.

If agreed, the area covered by the merged service would stretch from the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire down to the Isles of Scilly.

The South Western service, which covers Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset, is the only one to have expressed an interest in partnering GWAS, England's smallest ambulance service.

But sceptical North Wiltshire MP James Gray has expressed concerns about the potential partnership.

More meetings have been arranged to discuss the current situation with our pensions. Please make every effort to attend.

As we are all aware pensions are a hot topic at the moment and our members are asking
how the changes will affect their take home pay and future pensions.

For information on the first of many meetings being held across the region, please click below.

A recent story in Shropshire's Bridgnorth Journal and the very wise words of Chris Kowalik, assure the public of Shropshire and the Market Towns that they will be receiving more ambulance cover when the hubs & spokes are up and running.

“There will not be a reduction in the number of ambulances, cars and ambulance crews; in fact we will introduce a dedicated 24/7 community paramedic officer who will be ringfenced to Bridgnorth and its immediate surrounding area.

The East Anglian Air Ambulance is seeking extra funding to enable it to fly at night. European regulations are being introduced in the UK next year to extend the operational hours.

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