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Use the Symptom Checker on the NHS Direct Wales website.
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The Welsh Ambulance Service is asking you to use your ambulance service wisely. Please only call 999 in a life-threatening emergency.

‘999? I’ve stubbed my toe on the Christmas tree’

‘999? I’ve stubbed my toe on the Christmas tree’

19/11/19 08:44

A MAN dialled 999 after a woman stubbed her toe on a Christmas tree. Another man called the Welsh Ambulance Service to wish his friends a merry Christmas, while one woman asked for help for a stinging sensation after shaving her bikini line. In more inappropriate 999 calls in the last year, one man asked for ambulance assistance to get into a locked church, while another called with toothache.

Welsh Ambulance Service appoints Director of Digital Services

Welsh Ambulance Service appoints Director of Digital Services

02/12/19 08:52

Andy Haywood, a former Royal Navy officer, has been appointed to shape and oversee an ambitious digital services strategy which will support the delivery of patient care and improve the experience of staff.

Help shape Welsh Ambulance Service’s vision for equality

Help shape Welsh Ambulance Service’s vision for equality

04/12/19 03:01

The Trust is inviting feedback on its Treating People Fairly strategy, which sets out its approach to delivering the Equality Act and other key legislation like the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 the Well-being of Future Generations and Social Services Acts.

Emergency Services Carol Service

Emergency Services Carol Service

04/12/19 03:32

The Emergency Services in north Wales are joining together for their annual Carol Service at St Asaph Cathedral next week.

WAST in numbers

714 Vehicles
479,444 Verified incidents
787,666 NEPTS journeys
301,640 Calls to NHS Direct Wales
Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust