South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom · NHS · ODS code RYF
About this organisation
| ODS code | RYF |
| Type | NHS foundation trust |
| Status | Active |
| Operational dates | 1 July 2006 to present |
| Address | Abbey Court, Eagle Way, Sowton Industrial Estate, Exeter, Devon, EX2 7HY |
| Website | https://www.swast.nhs.uk/welcome |
| Integrated Care Board | NHS Gloucestershire Integrated Care Board |
Predecessors and successors
Predecessors
RHP (not in this dataset)1 July 2006
RJ9 (not in this dataset)1 July 2006
Great Western Ambulance Service NHS Trust2 February 2013
Board
As listed on swast.nhs.uk on 21 September 2026.
| Margaret Batty Chair | Non-Executive Director and Chair of Charitable |
| Richard Crompton Chair | Trust Chair |
| Sarah James Chair | Non-Executive Director and Chair of Finance |
| Martin Holloway | Non-Executive Director / Deputy Chair |
| John Martin | Chief Executive |
| Amy Beet | Executive Director of People |
| Andrew Rosser | Executive Director of Finance and Infrastructure |
| Jane Chandler | Executive Director of Quality Patient Care |
| Neil Lentern | Director of Paramedic Practice |
| Pete Brown | Director of Operations (Central Services) |
| Tina Cantelo | Executive Director of Strategy and Transformation |
| Wayne Darch | Director of Operations (Local Operations) |
| Claire Lehman | Non-Executive Director |
| Debbie Hartshorn | Non-Executive Director |
| Raz Akbar | Non-Executive Director and Chair of Audit and Risk Committee |
| Matthew Thomas | Executive Medical Director |
Source
Retrieved 2026-09-21. Source: NHS Organisation Data Service (ODS), NHS England, via the ORD API. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence. An independent register, not affiliated with the NHS or any NHS organisation. For information only.