Description: BASICS South West is an umbrella group for the immediate care schemes working with South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. Our schemes provide a network of volunteer doctors across the region with specialised training in the emergency management of trauma and medical conditions outside hospital.
BASICS South West represents the Immediate Care Schemes in the South West Peninsula
BASICS South West was formed in March 2010 as an umbrella group for the immediate care schemes working with South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust. The founding schemes were SAVES (Somerset), PLIMS (Plymouth and area) TACTICS (Remainder of Devon) and BASICS Cornwall.
In 2013 TACTICS and PLIMS merged to form BASICS Devon and BASICS South West was joined by SWIFT Medics providing services in Wiltshire.