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Welcome to the website of the South Western Ambulance & Allied Health Branch (SWAAHB) of UNISON.

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The Team

We have a team of accredited local representatives made up of workers across the branch.
Are you interested in helping your colleagues at work? Contact us for more information.

Philip Shinton

 South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

 Christchurch Ambulance Station

  • Workplace Contact
  • Clare Lunk

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

  • Accredited Steward
  • Membership Officer
  • Asst Branch Secretary
  • Robin Hughes

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Resilience Building (NBOC)

  • Accredited Steward
  • Asst Branch Secretary
  • Shane Clark

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Staverton Ambulance Station

  • Branch Vice Chair
  • Ted Blandford

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Helston Ambulance Station

  • Branch Chair
  • Accredited Steward
  • Mike Barnard

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

  • LGBT+ Officer
  • Accredited Steward
  • Branch Treasurer
  • Alice Foxen

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Bournemouth Ambulance Station

  • Branch H&S Officer
  • Branch Administrator
  • Andrew Cottey

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Bridgwater Ambulance Station

  • Accredited Steward
  • Health & Safety Representative
  • Charlotte Worthington

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Bournemouth Ambulance Station

  • Branch Administrator
  • Education Co-Ordinator
  • Emma Robinson

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     SWAST North Clinical Hub (Bristol)

  • Womens Officer
  • Accredited Steward
  • Grace Pye

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Malmesbury Ambulance Station

  • Accredited Steward
  • Phil Turner

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Axminster Ambulance Station

  • Welfare Officer
  • Ben Baxter

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Bournemouth Ambulance Station

  • Accredited Steward
  • Health & Safety Representative
  • Darren Thomas

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Bodmin Ambulance Station

  • Accredited Steward
  • Garry Cornelius-Dodds

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     East Devon Operations Centre (SWASFT) EDOC

  • Accredited Steward
  • George Fidler

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Bournemouth Ambulance Station

  • Accredited Steward
  • Gina Sawyer

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Bideford Ambulance Station

  • Accredited Steward
  • Gordon Bailey

  • Retired Members Secretary
  • Isobel Holloway

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     SWAST North Clinical Hub (Bristol)

  • Accredited Steward
  • Jonathan West

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Bude Ambulance Station

  • Accredited Steward
  • Katy Ianson

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Dorchester Ambulance Station

  • Accredited Steward
  • Lloyd Morris

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Resilience Building (NBOC)

  • Accredited Steward
  • Maggie Barnden

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Bude Ambulance Station

  • Accredited Steward
  • Michael Thorman

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Yeovil Ambulance Station

  • Steward
  • Sam Harris

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Derriford Ambulance Station (SWASFT)

  • Accredited Steward
  • Simon Caunter

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Torquay Ambulance Station

  • Accredited Steward
  • Steve Gazzard

  • Retired Members Secretary
  • Tom Louis

  • Retired Members Secretary
  • Andrew Tomlinson

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Swindon Ambulance Station

  • Health & Safety Representative
  • Conor Calby

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Bridgwater Ambulance Station

    Darko Savicevic

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

    Geoffrey Dudley-Prout

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

    Lisa Page

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Ilminster Ambulance Station

    Peter Hallett

     South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

     Yeovil Ambulance Station

  • Accredited Steward
  • Contact Us

    UNISON South Western Ambulance & Allied Health Branch
    UNISON Office, Bournemouth Ambulance Station, Portchester Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH8 8LE