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18 February 2026

Trust declares Critical Incident as pressure on services continues

SECAmb took a decision yesterday evening, (Monday 19 December), to declare a Critical Incident. This decision was taken following a period of more than a week of sustained pressure across both our 999 and 111 services which has significantly impacted on our ability to respond to patients. We would like to thank all our staff and volunteers for their hard work and commitment in recent days in what

18 February 2026

Trust committed to further improvements following publication of CQC report

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has reaffirmed its commitment to making improvements following the publication today, (Wednesday 26 October), of a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report. The inspection, which took place in August, and looked at SECAmb’s urgent and emergency care, as well as its resilience teams, sees the Trust’s overall rating move from ‘Good’ to ‘Re

18 February 2026

Trust to roll out new community falls service

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is rolling out a new clinical pathway aimed at reducing the length of time someone who has fallen waits for a response. Falls make up a significant number of 999 calls and many do not initially result in significant injury to patients. However, delays to such calls, as ambulance crews are sent to higher priority incidents, can lead

18 February 2026

Statement following the announcement of the death of Her Majesty the Queen

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust would like to send its heartfelt condolences to the Royal Family following the extremely sad announcement today, (8 September 2022), regarding the death of Her Majesty the Queen. We are very proud that, as a Crown Badge organisation, HM the Queen and the Royal Family are an integral part of our identity. Without doubt, today marks the end o

18 February 2026

SECAmb Medical Director to stand down after 50 years’ NHS service

SECAmb Medical Director to stand down after 50 years’ NHS service Dr Fionna Moore has announced that she will be standing down as SECAmb’s Executive Medial Director in January 2023. Fionna has enjoyed a distinguished and lengthy career in the ambulance service spanning more than 20 years. As one of the UK’s longest serving Emergency Medicine Consultants, she has contributed to significant changes

18 February 2026

SECAmb’s tenth Make Ready Centre officially opened

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), was pleased to officially open its latest Make Ready Centre in Banstead, Surrey. The centre, which became fully operational in May, was officially opened by HM Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey, Michael More-Molyneux, yesterday, (Wednesday 6 July). Staff were joined by guests including members of Surrey Ambulance Retirement Association and

18 February 2026

Chief Operating Officer announces decision to leave Trust

South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust’s (SECAmb’s), Chief Operating Officer and Executive Director of Finance, David Hammond, has announced his decision to leave the Trust. David, who has held numerous roles at SECAmb and in the wider NHS since he joined the Trust in 2008, is leaving to pursue new opportunities and will leave his position at the end of September. David has been the drivi

18 February 2026

New study to investigate live streaming video from accident scenes

A new feasibility study is set to examine the impacts on decision making of NHS 999 emergency service staff being able to see live streamed footage of trauma incidents through the smartphones of people calling the service. Funding from the National Institute for Health Research has bought together researchers, clinicians and patient public representatives from the University of Surrey, South East

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