Life-saving defibrillators and bleed control kits have been installed outside three Nationwide branches in Northampton as part of a major UK-wide rollout.

The equipment is now available at the building society's branches in Kingsthorpe, Weston Favell Centre and Duston, providing public access 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

They are among 37 branches across the Midlands to receive the equipment, with Nationwide aiming to install defibrillators and bleed control kits at all 605 of its UK branches by the end of 2026.

Nationwide says all branch colleagues are also being given the opportunity to undertake specialist first-aid training developed by St John Ambulance.

Since the nationwide rollout began in June, more than 225 sets of equipment have been installed, with defibrillators already activated on 48 occasions.