South Western Ambulance

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Boy, 10, airlifted to hospital after serious crash

Emergency services were called to the collision involving a car and cyclist on Eastern Avenue shortly before 8.30am today.

16 Jan

Treliske Hospital

Half of South West ambulances left waiting more than an hour outside A&E

Ambulance handover delays have hit a new high as the NHS continues to struggle with bed shortages and a surge in winter viruses

6 Jan

Woman shares stark video as her elderly mum waits nine hours in an ambulance

84-year-old Irene couldn't be admitted to hospital because there weren't any beds available - a problem affecting hospitals across the southwest

3 Jan

'We're beyond crisis' - paramedic warns 'something has to change' in NHS

Family demand answers after brother waited 13 hours for ambulance before dying

Hundreds waiting for ambulances as trust declares critical incident

Paramedics called off picket line for emergency 999 calls

Urgent appeal issued by South Western Ambulance as critical incident declared

Critical incident declared across Cornwall's health and care system

Region's hospitals among worst for ambulance handover times

South East Coast, South Central and South Western Ambulance NHS staff to strike

Stroke victim died after waiting more than two hours for an ambulance

Fireworks thrown at ambulance in 'appalling' attack

Ambulance workers across south coast to be balloted for strike action

'People are going to die' - Family's anger at nine-hour ambulance wait