Two men, two different backgrounds but a shared passion to help people and work within communities across Wales. Kyle Davis and Adam Wheeler Davies are encouraging others to follow in their footsteps in becoming Ambulance Care Assistants with the Welsh Ambulance Service. ACA’s take patients to and from hospitals, day centres, treatment centres and clinics. They…
A woman from Tonyrefail has reunited with the Welsh Ambulance Service volunteer who was first on scene after she suffered a cardiac arrest at home. Jenny Kastrian, 78, who has lived in Tonyrefail with her husband John, 68, since 2023, collapsed at home without warning. Her husband John, quickly realised that Jenny was in a…
The Welsh Ambulance Service is taking part in a new study aimed at quickly identifying patients with a specific type of stroke. The PRONTO study, in partnership with Newcastle University, seeks to quickly identify patients who have suffered a serious type of stroke called large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke. Patients with this type of stroke…
The Welsh Ambulance Service is asking the public to give sufficient notice when cancelling bookings to its extremely busy Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service. The Non-Emergency Patient Transport Service (NEPTS) handles tens of thousands of journeys to hospitals each month, taking patients for treatments such as oncology and dialysis. The service transports people from across Wales…
The Welsh Ambulance Service is working in collaboration with the 203 (Welsh) Multi-Role Medical Regiment in training new Cymru High Acuity Response Unit recruits. CHARU staff are paramedics with enhanced skills who respond to the most urgent 999 calls, including cardiac arrests, road traffic collisions and major trauma incidents. The relationship between the Welsh Ambulance…
Following a period of sustained and significant demand, the Welsh Ambulance Service declared a critical incident at 12:00 on Friday, 26 June. At the time the incident was declared, there were a significant number of outstanding 999 calls awaiting an ambulance response, including patients with serious and life-threatening conditions. The declaration follows one of the…
The Welsh Ambulance Service is preparing to host an extraordinary Trust Board meeting later this month. The public can join via Microsoft Teams on 25 June 2026 to hear Board members receive and approve the Trust’s Annual Report and Accounts for 2025-2026. Colin Dennis, Chair of the Welsh Ambulance Service, said: Our Board meetings play…
The Welsh Ambulance Service is celebrating the work of its volunteers as part of national Volunteers’ Week. Volunteers’ Week (01-07 June) is an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering. Lee Brooks, the Trust’s Executive Director of Operations, said: “Volunteers are a vital part of the Welsh Ambulance…
Data shows that during the same bank holiday period last year, the Trust saw an increase of 13% in calls to NHS 111 Wales when compared to the previous week. Jonathan Edwards, Assistant Director of Operations at the Welsh Ambulance Service, said: “Bank holiday weekends are always a very busy time for us, placing increased pressure on…
In March 2025, Stephen Booth suffered a sudden cardiac arrest while visiting Carmarthen Job Centre Plus. A cardiac arrest happens without warning. The person collapses, becomes unresponsive and is not breathing normally. It is a life-threatening‑ emergency that requires immediate action: checking for danger, calling 999, starting CPR and using a defibrillator if one is…
