South West Ambulance Service ‘rated worst in the country’

Post published:January 22, 2026
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Matthew HillHealth Correspondent, West of EnglandBBCThe ambulance service currently rated as the worst in the country by the NHS for overall performance faced the busiest day in its history earlier in January.South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWAST) said that day - which topped days during the Covid-19 pandemic - came on 1 January when it responded to 3,796 incidents. Despite a significant improvement in emergency call out times, it added it has been in the highest…

Man rowed with carer before fatal Tenerife balcony fall

Post published:November 6, 2025
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Matthew Hill Health CorrespondentBBCJamie told a care manager to tell his mother he loved her before fatal fallThe mother of a 25-year-old man with autism has accused his carer of unprofessional conduct before he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Tenerife, an inquest heard.Jamie Cole from Bristol was accompanied on holiday by a carer who he left after reportedly becoming upset about the cost of a restaurant bill on 14 January 2025. He was found…