A BUSY Stratton road was closed off while emergency services help a teenager who was hit by a car. Police cars and ambulances blocked Ermin Street this afternoon while a teenage girl was treated and taken to hospital. A South West Ambulance Service Trust spokesman said: We were called at 3.06pm, and have treated a female teenager and transported her to hospital by land ambulance with a serious leg injury. A Wiltshire Police spokesman said: At 3.15pm today, we responded to reports that a teenage girl had been hit by a car in Ermin Street, Stratton St Margaret in Swindon.
Doctor in a hospital WILTSHIRE residents are being asked to play their part and choose the right healthcare option this bank holiday weekend. The appeal from senior doctors comes at a time when hospitals continue to see a high number of admissions to emergency departments and urgent treatment centres.
NHS 111 Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Clinical Commissioning Group is urging people to think about using other services where possible like NHS 111, which can provide quick advice and a route into other services, over the phone or online, as well as local pharmacies, many of which will be open on Monday, May 3.
CAMPAIGNERS hope that forthcoming talks with NHS bosses about the future of Purbeck s paramedic car will help safeguard its future. Last month concerned residents told Swanage Town Council about the importance of the ambulance car to the local area. Many residents believe it is set to be withdrawn from service, despite assurances from Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group (DCCG) that no decision has been made to date. Now, Debby Monkhouse, Swanage town councillor and one of the campaigners pushing to secure the future of the service, says a joint reply – from the DCCG and South Western Ambulance Service Trust (SWAST) – has offered up an engagement event to look at possible options.