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About Us
Welcome to the website of the South Western Ambulance & Allied Health Branch (SWAAHB) of UNISON.
We're the biggest trade union representing, campaigning and negotiating for workers across the NHS and private contractors. Our members include staff working full or part time in South Western Ambulance Service, private and voluntary sectors.
Our Members
UNISON members are people working in the public services, for private contractors providing public services and the essential utilities. They include frontline staff and managers working full or part time in local authorities, the NHS, the police service, colleges and schools, the electricity, gas and water industries,transport and the voluntary sector.
Our Stewards
We have a team of accredited local representatives made up of workers across both trusts and private employers. Are you interested in helping your colleagues at work? Contact Us for more information.
Our Campaign
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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.

Glenn Birtwisle
Devon Air Ambulance Trust
Tiverton Ambulance Station

Martin Campbell
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Paignton Ambulance Station

Richard Gardner
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
SWAST South Clinical Hub (Exeter) EOC

Robin Hughes
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
SWAST North Clinical Hub (Bristol)

Thomas Brown
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Bournemouth Ambulance Station

Clare Lunk
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust

Emma Robinson
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
SWAST North Clinical Hub (Bristol)

Jacky Owen
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
SWAST South Clinical Hub (Exeter) EOC

Adrian House
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Swindon Ambulance Station

Shane Clark
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Staverton Ambulance Station

Mike Barnard
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
SWAST South Clinical Hub (Exeter) EOC

Alice Foxen
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Bournemouth Ambulance Station

Charlotte Worthington
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Bournemouth Ambulance Station

Garry Cornelius-Dodds
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
East Devon Operations Centre (SWASFT) EDOC

George Fidler
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Bournemouth Ambulance Station

Gina Sawyer
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Bideford Ambulance Station

Gordon Bailey

Grace Smith
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Barnstaple Ambulance Station

Karen Holdsworth-Cannon
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
SWAST South Clinical Hub (Exeter) EOC

Kimberly Price
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Staverton Ambulance Station

Peter Hallett
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Frome Ambulance Station

Phil Turner
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Axminster Ambulance Station

Andrew Tomlinson
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Swindon Ambulance Station

Andrew Cottey
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Bridgwater Ambulance Station

Conor Calby
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Bridgwater Ambulance Station

Darren Thomas
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Bodmin Ambulance Station

Geoffrey Dudley-Prout
East Devon Operations Centre (SWASFT) EDOC

Isobel Holloway
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
SWAST North Clinical Hub (Bristol)

Lisa Page
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Ilminster Ambulance Station

Lloyd Morris
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Resilience Building (NBOC)

Maggie Barnden
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Bude Ambulance Station

Michael Thorman
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Yeovil Ambulance Station

Rebecca Holman
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Bodmin Ambulance Station

Sam Harris
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Derriford Ambulance Station (SWASFT)

Steve Gazzard

Thomas Boyling
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Brixham Ambulance Station

Tom Louis

George Penfold
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Staverton Ambulance Station

George Wills
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
East Devon Operations Centre (SWASFT) EDOC

Gerard Murray
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Stroud Ambulance Station

Hannah Lindner
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Bournemouth Ambulance Station

Katy Ianson
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Dorchester Ambulance Station

Lucy Smith
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Bodmin Ambulance Station

Simon Caunter
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
Torquay Ambulance Station

Tom Staple
Bridport Ambulance Station

Darko Savicevic
South Western Ambulance Svces NHS Foundation Trust
SWAST South Clinical Hub (Exeter) EOC

Sophie Giltinan
Almondsbury Ambulance Station
Contact Us
UNISON South Western Ambulance & Allied Health Branch
UNISON Office, Bournemouth Ambulance Station, Portchester Road, Bournemouth, Dorset BH8 8LE