Archives (2022)

Staff thank each other with Christmas Stars

Throughout December SECAmb ran its Christmas Stars initiative – where staff and volunteers nominate colleagues to feature as a star each day of Advent.

Support SECAmb this New Year’s Eve

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Industrial Action Update

We continue to face significant pressure on both our 999 and 111 services, as we did prior to yesterday’s industrial action. Although yesterday was a challenging day for the ambulance service, our planning and preparation with NHS partners across Kent, Surrey and Sussex enabled us to ensure that we continued to respond to our most seriously and unwell patients. We would like to ex

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

Stay safe and support SECAmb this Christmas

With just one final weekend before Christmas, South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is urging people to plan ahead and follow some simple advice to keep themselves and others safe. SECAmb is facing currently facing significant pressure on both its 999 and 111 services and in the two-week period last year, (20 December 2021 – 2 January 2022), answered close to

Forthcoming industrial action

In the South East Coast Ambulance Service region, the GMB Union balloted members for industrial action and met the legal threshold to take action. GMB issued a formal notice for strike action for 21 December (06:00 to 23:59) & 28 December (00:01 to 23:59) 2022. Following the announcement of industrial action, we have worked closely with our unions and all staff to ensure that the imp

Hastings hoax caller jailed for 999 threats and abuse

A man who made thousands of hoax calls to the police and ambulance service in Sussex has been jailed. Paul Hennessy made almost 2,000 calls to the SECAmb between January 1, 2021 and June 6, 2022. Some of the c

Trust to roll out new community falls service

Congratulations to our new governors!

Following recent elections, we’d like to welcome five new governors onto our Council of Governors. Congratulations to the following new Public Governors – Amanda Cool, Colin Hall and Barbara Wallis elected in the Upper East ((Medway/ Kent/ East London) constituency and P

Birchington woman thanks life-saving ambulance crew

A woman from Birchington has thanked the ambulance team who came to her aid when she collapsed while on a cliff top walk. Patricia Seager, 68, collapsed when walking her dog with a friend, Marguerite Whitling, in Minnis Bay on the morning of 17 September after suddenly feeling unwell. The pair met with the ambulance team at Thanet Make Ready Centre in Ramsgate last week. South Eas