Archives (2019)

Image: Trust takes actions in response to Ofsted Monitoring Visit
30 August 2019

Trust takes actions in response to Ofsted Monitoring Visit

Please attribute to a South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) spokesperson: “SECAmb is taking action to ensure it delivers the best possible standard of education and training to current and future staff. “Following a two-day Ofsted Monitoring Visit on 31 July and 1 August, which looked specifically at the Trust’s apprenticeship training provision, it was found that the Tr

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Image: Trust receives a CQC rating of Good
15 August 2019

Trust receives a CQC rating of Good

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has warmly welcomed the Care Quality Commission (CQC) report on it’s services, published today (15 August 2019), which sees the Trust rated as ‘Good’ overall and it’s Urgent & Emergency Care service rated as ‘Outstanding’ overall, including ‘Outstanding’ for Caring.  The report, which follows planned inspections of the Trust’s se

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Image: SECAmb and social enterprise awarded NHS111 Clinical Assessment Service contract
7 August 2019

SECAmb and social enterprise awarded NHS111 Clinical Assessment Service contract

NHS Commissioners in Kent, Medway and Sussex have today, (7 August 2019), announced that South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has been awarded a contract to provide the new NHS111 Clinical Assessment Service (CAS) for five years from April 2020.  SECAmb will act as lead provider with Integrated Care 24 (IC24) working in partnership to deliver key elements of the new ser

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Image: Trust receives enei silver benchmark and celebrates awards success
8 July 2019

Trust receives enei silver benchmark and celebrates awards success

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), has been awarded a silver in the enei (Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion) Talent, Inclusion and Diversity Benchmark for the second year running. The Trust was also represented in two categories at the annual enei awards which took place on 2 July, hosted by the Law Society in London. SECAmb’s Wellbeing Team celebrated su

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Image: Trust commits to further strengthen relationship with armed forces
27 June 2019

Trust commits to further strengthen relationship with armed forces

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is committing to further strengthening its relationship with the armed forces. Many SECAmb staff have previously been employed as military personnel or continue to serve in a voluntary capacity. The Trust is reaffirming its commitment to work closely with the sector as the country this week marks Armed Forces Week. SECAmb signed up

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Image: Help ambulance service shape patient experience strategy
25 June 2019

Help ambulance service shape patient experience strategy

South East Coast Ambulance Service, (SECAmb), is inviting people to help shape a new Patient Experience Strategy. The Trust is keen to ensure it further develops its service to be responsive and tailored to patient needs and wants people to tell it what matters to them most in relation to their experience of NHS services. People are invited to take a few moments to complete a short questionnaire,

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Image: Trust chosen as national diversity and inclusion partner for second year running
24 May 2019

Trust chosen as national diversity and inclusion partner for second year running

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to have been chosen as one of NHS Employers’ Diversity and Inclusion Partners for 2019/120. The decision followed a successful application process by the Trust and is the second year running it has been named as a partner. It will see SECAmb continue to work closely with NHS Employers and other organisations throughout the

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Image: Trust announces new Chief Executive
28 March 2019

Trust announces new Chief Executive

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chief Executive. Philip Astle, will take up the role on 1 September, replacing Dr Fionna Moore, who has acted up as CEO on an interim basis since the departure of Daren Mochrie. Philip joins SECAmb from South Central Ambulance Service where he is currently Chief Operating Officer. Dr Mo

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Image: SECAmb welcomes improved staff survey results
26 February 2019

SECAmb welcomes improved staff survey results

South East Coast Ambulance Service is pleased to see improvements across all areas in its results from the annual NHS Staff Survey published today, (26 February). The results of individual questions, grouped into 10 key themes, represent the best ever scores for SECAmb since they were introduced in 2014, and when compared with last year’s scores, show significant improvements in every area where c

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