Full list of dates as all Nationwide branches to be affected

Nationwide Building Society customers may soon notice changes at their local branch over the coming weeks. The organisation has released a statement regarding a new initiative being rolled out across all 605 of its UK branches.

The mutual is fitting defibrillators and bleed control kits at every one of its branches, alongside offering first aid sessions. This follows a recent announcement from the group regarding plans for more exclusive savings products. The life-saving equipment will be installed over the rest of 2026, with the project carried out in partnership with Visa and St John Ambulance. The vital devices are already in position at certain branches, and Nationwide has published a list of all locations where the kit will be fitted during June, July and August.

The kits will be accessible 24/7, unless the branch is within a shopping centre, and members of the public can use the devices as directed when they call 999. Nationwide is now the biggest provider of in-person banking services by number of branches, having recently overtaken Lloyds Banking Group to claim the top position.

Amanda Beech, Nationwide’s director of retail services, said: “Nationwide’s unique reach as the UK’s largest branch network gives us the ability to put life-saving equipment where it matters most – in places people already know and trust in their communities. By transforming our branches into visible, emergency hubs, we’re making it easier to access help when every second counts.

“Crucially we’re also offering training to all our branch colleagues, before extending that training into the communities we serve. We want more people to feel prepared, confident and ready to act when it matters most.”

The building society is also partnering with St John Ambulance to deliver volunteer-led workshops in life-saving first aid techniques. This training opportunity will be made available to 4,000 branch staff before broadening into ‘Heart of Community’ sessions, equipping local residents with these vital emergency skills.

These sessions will teach participants how to perform CPR, operate a defibrillator, and treat severe bleeding in an emergency situation. Professor Andrew Hartle, St John Ambulance chief medical officer, said: “We’re so pleased to work with Nationwide and Visa on this project, which so perfectly meets St John Ambulance’s mission to put the power of first aid into everyone’s hands.

“With hundreds more public access defibrillators and bleed control kits across the UK, and thousands more people confident to use them, I am confident many more lives will be saved in our communities.” The defibrillators and bleed control kits have already been fitted across nine Nationwide branches.

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The devices have been put in place in Tooting, Peacehaven, Seaford, Eastbourne, East Ham, West Wickham, Maidstone, Northampton Kingsthorpe, and Redhill.

These are the branches where the kit will be installed in June, July and August:

Aberdare – June 22

Aberystwyth – June 15

Ashby-de-la-Zouch – June 26

Ayr – June 15

Ballymena – June 17

Bangor – June 19

Barkingside – June 19

Barnet – June 23

Barnstaple – June 15

Barry – June 17

Basingstoke – June 15

Bedford – June 23

Birstall – June 25

Bletchley – June 24

Blyth – June 25

Bognor Regis – June 18

Boston – June 22

Bridgend – June 16

Brixton – June 25

Bristol Cabot Circus – June 15

Burgess Hill – June 19

Buxton – June 15

Carrickfergus – June 18

Chatham – June 18

Coalville – June 15

Coleraine – June 16

Coventry – June 15

Croft Branch Swindon – June 25

Cwmbran – June 15

Dumfries – June 29

East Kilbride – June 15

Edgware – June 18

Fakenham – June 25

Fareham – June 16

Feltham – June 15

Galashiels – June 29

Glenrothes – June 15

Greenford – June 16

Hammersmith – June 24

Handsworth – June 25

Harpenden – June 26

Havant – June 17

Hayes – June 15

Helmsley – June 22

Irvine – June 26

Kenilworth – June 23

Kilmarnock – June 26

King’s Lynn – June 23

Leeds – June 22

Livingston – June 16

Londonderry – June 15

Lymington – June 15

March – June 30

Marple – June 24

Meadowhall – June 15

Merthyr Tydfil – June 22

Merry Hill – June 15

Mickleover – June 22

Middlesbrough – June 22

Milton Keynes – June 15

Motherwell – June 18

Neath – June 17

Northampton Moulton Park – June 22

Northampton Weston Centre – June 15

Nuneaton – June 29

Paisley – June 17

Perth – June 30

Port Talbot – June 18

Portadown – June 22

Preston – June 22

Redditch – June 15

Ripley – June 22

Rochdale – June 22

Romsey – June 30

Runcorn – June 15

Saffron Walden – June 26

Sale – June 15

Salford – June 15

Shawlands – June 15

Shirley High Street – June 29

Sittingbourne – June 19

Southend-On-Sea – June 16

St. Leonards-on-Sea – June 30

Stanmore – June 17

Stevenage – June 25

Stretford – June 15

Strood – June 17

Sutton-In-Ashfield – June 30

Swaffham – June 29

Swindon Regent Street – June 25

Telford – June 15

Upton Park – June 22

Wakefield – June 22

Wallingford – June 29

Walton-On-Thames – June 26

Wandsworth – June 15

Warrington – June 23

Washington – June 15

Westfield Stratford City – June 15

Weston-Super-Mare – June 30

Whitley Bay – June 25

Wickford – June 15

Woking – June 15

Yate – June 15.

Deal – July 1

Derby – July 1

Exmouth – July 1

Newbury – July 1

Allenton – July 2

Colchester – July 2

Farnborough – July 2

Paignton – July 2

Sandwich – July 2

Torquay – July 2

Broadstairs – July 3

Broadstone – July 3

Kingswinford – July 3

Windsor – July 3

Cheltenham – July 6

Maidenhead – July 6

Marlborough – July 6

Rothwell – July 6

Bexleyheath – July 7

Ilkeston – July 7

Middlewich – July 7

Ramsey – Near Huntingdon – July 7

Andover – July 8

Macclesfield – July 8

Shepherd’s Bush – July 8

Tiverton – July 8

Torrington – July 8

Wilmslow – July 8

Camberley – July 9

Horsham – July 9

Kensington – July 9

Penkridge – July 9

Yeovil – July 9

Harlow – July 13

Old Swan – July 13

Portsmouth – July 13

St Helens – July 13

Wokingham – July 13

Enfield – July 14

Leigh – July 14

New Malden – July 14

Parkstone – July 14

Winton – July 14

Berkhamsted – July 15

Bridport – July 15

Chesterfield – July 15

Tooting – July 15

Weymouth – July 15

Slough High Street – July 16

Bangor (Gwynedd) – July 17

Hinckley – July 17

Kilburn – July 17

Paddock Wood – July 17

Wallington – July 17

Accrington – July 20

Chiswick – July 20

Blackpool – July 21

Morecambe – July 21

Richmond – July 21

Addlestone – July 22

Horley – July 23

Leicester – July 23

Loughborough – July 23

Cannock – July 27

Finchfield – July 27

Bilston – July 28

Birmingham High Street – July 29

Sutton Coldfield – July 29

Scunthorpe – July 30.

Ashton-Under-Lyne – August 3

Earl Shilton – August 4

Wigston – August 4

Grantham – August 6

Long Eaton – August 6

Birmingham Alcester Road South – August 10

Codsall – August 11

Stourbridge – August 11

Shotton – August 13

Shrewsbury – August 13

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