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22 August 2016

Trust thoughts with families, loved ones and all affected on anniversary of Shoreham aircraft crash

Acting Chief Executive of South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb), Geraint Davies said: “The thoughts of everyone at SECAmb are with the families and loved ones of those who lost their lives in this tragic incident a year ago today. “It was, of course, an extremely challenging incident to respond to and our staff, as ever, acted with care, compassion and with the utmost professionalism. I am v

18 August 2016

Emergency Medical Advisor united with cardiac arrest survivor and his life-saver

Less than three months after suffering a cardiac arrest, a Sussex man has met with the Emergency Medical Advisor (EMA) who answered the 999 call made for him by a passer-by who also performed CPR. Survivor, Peter Williams and his life-saver Jim Burroughs , both from Billingshurst, West Sussex, met with EMA Lauren McCracken, at South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb) Emergency Operations Cent

18 August 2016

Emergency Medical Advisor united with cardiac arrest survivor and his life-saver

Less than three months after suffering a cardiac arrest, a Sussex man has met with the Emergency Medical Advisor (EMA) who answered the 999 call made for him by a passer-by who also performed CPR. Survivor, Peter Williams and his life-saver Jim Burroughs , both from Billingshurst, West Sussex, met with EMA Lauren McCracken, at South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb) Emergency Operations Cent

18 August 2016

Emergency Medical Advisor united with cardiac arrest survivor and his life-saver

Less than three months after suffering a cardiac arrest, a Sussex man has met with the Emergency Medical Advisor (EMA) who answered the 999 call made for him by a passer-by who also performed CPR. Survivor, Peter Williams and his life-saver Jim Burroughs , both from Billingshurst, West Sussex, met with EMA Lauren McCracken, at South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb) Emergency Operations Cent

18 August 2016

Emergency Medical Advisor united with cardiac arrest survivor and his life-saver

Less than three months after suffering a cardiac arrest, a Sussex man has met with the Emergency Medical Advisor (EMA) who answered the 999 call made for him by a passer-by who also performed CPR. Survivor, Peter Williams and his life-saver Jim Burroughs , both from Billingshurst, West Sussex, met with EMA Lauren McCracken, at South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb) Emergency Operations Cent

18 August 2016

Emergency Medical Advisor united with cardiac arrest survivor and his life-saver

Less than three months after suffering a cardiac arrest, a Sussex man has met with the Emergency Medical Advisor (EMA) who answered the 999 call made for him by a passer-by who also performed CPR. Survivor, Peter Williams and his life-saver Jim Burroughs , both from Billingshurst, West Sussex, met with EMA Lauren McCracken, at South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb) Emergency Operations Cent

11 August 2016

Statement on ambulance collision with child in Littlehampton

Please attribute to a South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) spokesperson: “SECAmb can confirm that it has responded this morning (11 August) to reports one of its ambulances had hit a child on Horsham Road, Littlehampton, at approximately 10.40am. The child, a three-year-old boy, is not believed to have suffered serious injuries but has been assessed and treated before b

11 August 2016

Statement on ambulance collision with child in Littlehampton

Please attribute to a South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) spokesperson: “SECAmb can confirm that it has responded this morning (11 August) to reports one of its ambulances had hit a child on Horsham Road, Littlehampton, at approximately 10.40am. The child, a three-year-old boy, is not believed to have suffered serious injuries but has been assessed and treated before b

11 August 2016

Trust praises Sussex girl for her brave actions

An eight-year-old Sussex girl has been recognised by South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) for her brave actions in raising the alarm for her great-grandfather when he had collapsed at his home in Bexhill, East Sussex. On walking into the house, Maia Bryant, a Glenleigh Park Academy pupil, who has autism, immediately alerted her family when she found her great-grandfather, Leo Turtle, (87) s

11 August 2016

Statement on ambulance collision with child in Littlehampton

Please attribute to a South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) spokesperson: “SECAmb can confirm that it has responded this morning (11 August) to reports one of its ambulances had hit a child on Horsham Road, Littlehampton, at approximately 10.40am. The child, a three-year-old boy, is not believed to have suffered serious injuries but has been assessed and treated before b

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