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Dear South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust,

I am a collector of ambulance insignia and was wondering if it was possible to obtain one of the patches worn on right sleeve of the ambulance uniforms by SWASFT and GWAS. If so I will send my address for you

Yours faithfully,

Matthew

Information Governance, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Matthew

 

In acknowledgement of your request for ambulance insignia patches under
the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act.  Please be advised the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000 provides public access to recorded
information held by public authorities. I have this morning spoken to the
Information Commissioner’s Office to confirm that they would not consider
material patches to be recorded information and we are therefore exempt
from supplying these patches to you under the FOIA.

 

Please note that South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
(SWASFT) acquired the former Great Western Ambulance Trust (GWAS) on 1
February 2013. Prior to this date, SWASFT covered Cornwall and the Isles
of Scilly, Devon, Somerset and Dorset. These areas are now referred to as
the East and West Divisions of the organisation. GWAS covered the former
Avon area, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire. This area is now referred to as
the North Division of SWASFT.

 

Please feel free to contact me if you require further clarification of the
response provided, or to discuss any aspect of the way in which we have
responded to your request. 

However, if you are dissatisfied with our response, you also have the
right to make use of the following complaints procedures:

 

In the first instance you may write to the Chief Executive of this Trust

 

Mr Ken Wenman

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Abbey Court

Eagle Way

Exeter  EX2 7HY

 

Mr Wenman will then either make arrangements for your complaint to be
reviewed and for the outcome to be communicated to you, or will convene a
panel of Trust Directors to consider an appeal against a decision to
withhold information.

 

If you are unhappy with the response to your complaint, or findings of the
Panel, you can contact the Information Commissioner at:

 

Information Commissioner’s Office,

Wycliffe House,

Water Lane,                                 

Wilmslow,

Cheshire.  SK9 5AF

 

Tel: 01625 545 700

Fax: 01625 524 510

 

 

Regards

 

Debbie

 

Debbie Bridge | Records Manager

South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

 

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Dear South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust,

Thankyou, would you be able to tell me a place where one of these patches could be acquired?

Yours faithfully,

Matthew

Information Governance, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Matthew

The company that supplies all our uniform requirements is Dimensions at www.dimensions.co.uk . I don't know whether you would be able to acquire a patch from them or not as they may not sell direct to the public.

Regards

Debbie

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South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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Information Governance, South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

Matthew

The colours broadly signify different classifications within the service, these are used in conjunction with other markings to distinguish individual roles.

Green = Ambulance Staff e.g. Paramedic, Technician, Patient Transport Staff
Light Blue = Student Paramedic
Red = Advanced Medical e.g. Emergency Care Practitioner (ECP), Nurse, Doctor
Dark Turquoise = HART (Hazardous Area Response Team)

Regards

Debbie

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South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust

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