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28 April 2025

Response to Sky News piece

Trust statement in relation to piece published by Sky News: We will always take appropriate action when it comes to addressing inappropriate behaviour that is not in line with our values and will not tolerate this from anyone, regardless of their role in the organisation. We take the welfare of our people, and our patients seriously and fully investigated the historic cases covered in a Sky News r

22 April 2025

Kent’s ‘miracle’ grandmother reunites with life-saving ambulance team

A dedicated freemason has organised CPR and defibrillator training to local lodges in Kent after suffering a cardiac arrest at her home in Gravesend. Grandmother, Linda Nevell, was reunited with her lifesavers after suffering a cardiac arrest at her home in November and was keen to give back after her ordeal. Thanks to the quick-thinking of Linda’s husband of 17 years, Pip, and grandson Harley, wh

17 April 2025

Patient feedback to form part of new care model evaluation

In a significant step to support SECAmb in reshaping how it delivers urgent care, certain 999 callers will be asked for feedback on their experiences of the service. 999 callers who had their emergencies accessed and managed by one of our newly created unscheduled care navigation hubs will be given the chance to provide their views on their experience. The unscheduled care navigation hubs (UCNHs),

16 April 2025

Bognor Regis runner reunites with his life-savers three years on

A Bognor man and avid runner recently reunited with the life-savers who came to his aid when he suffered a cardiac arrest following one of his regular runs. Now 75-years-old, Philip Heath-Coleman and his family visited SECAmb’s Tangmere Make Ready Centre on Friday, 4 April where they met Associate Ambulance Practitioner (AAP), Jacqueline Nisbet, and Dispatch Team Leader (DTL), Peter Coldicott – t

16 April 2025

SECAmb volunteer impact in local communities celebrated at annual conference

Image by Peter Cripps An outstanding 54 SECAmb volunteers were presented with awards for their life-saving skills recently, highlighting their significant impact within local communities. The return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) awards were presented by Chief Paramedic Officer, Jaqualine Lindridge, at the Trust’s second annual volunteer conference at the East Sussex National Golf Course on Sat

15 April 2025

Brighton cardiac arrest survivor reunites with 999 heroes after remarkable recovery

A first aid trained man from Brighton, who was reunited recently with his life-savers, knows only too well the benefits of CPR training. Now 64-year-old, Trevor Howell, and his wife Dawn recently visited SECAmb’s Brighton Make Ready Centre on Wednesday, 2 April 2025 to thank the clinicians that saved his life – only five months after he suffered a cardiac arrest at work. With fewer than one in 12

14 April 2025

Newly refurbished medicines distribution centre opens in Kent

A major milestone for our service was marked recently with the grand opening of our newly refurbished Medicines Distribution Centre in Kent. The upgraded centre, which handles thousands of medicines pouches each year, was officially opened by our Chief Executive, Simon Weldon and NHS England Regional Chief Pharmacist, Inderjit Sanghera. The opening was an opportunity for the guests to enjoy a guid

14 April 2025

Kent parents reunite with ambulance team on baby’s one-month milestone

Exactly one month after the safe arrival of baby Hallie at their Chatham home, new parents Kloe and Matt were reunited with the SECAmb colleagues who helped bring her into the world. The unplanned home birth happened at 39 weeks’ pregnant after Kloe had been sent home from hospital with instructions to rest. However, shortly after returning home, it was clear baby Hallie had other plans. At around

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