Just three weeks after welcoming their son into the world in the back of an ambulance, new parents Louisa and Joe were reunited with the crew who helped deliver their second child. Louisa from Canterbury in Kent, who is already mum to two-year-old Theo, had been feeling increasing discomfort as her contractions grew closer together on the evening on Thursday, 17 July. At 40 weeks pregnant, she cal
Golden celebrations enjoyed by a Tadworth man this year might never have happened if not for the rapid actions of a SECAmb crew. “If they hadn’t been so quick with their response, and fast at their job, I wouldn’t have made it,” said Peter Flanders. “I’m very grateful to everybody who helped me that day.” Peter and his wife celebrated their Golden Weddin
A Seaford man and keen tennis player recently reunited with the lifesavers that came to his aid when he suffered a cardiac arrest during a tennis finals match. Now 75-year-old, Nick Lade, and his family recently visited our Polegate Make Ready Centre – just over a year on from Nick’s cardiac arrest. Here, they met with Associate Ambulance Practitioners (AAP), Amie-Rose King and Kirk Collison
The care and compassion shown by a SECAmb crew during the final days of a Hailsham man’s life, following 70 years of marriage, left a profound and lasting impact on him and his family. Emergency Care Support Worker (ECSW), Samantha McDonnell and Trainee Associate Ambulance Practitioner (TAAP), Francesca Medhurst were called to transport Don Allen from his home to St Wilfrid’s hospice in Eastbourne
A 14-year-old girl from Sittingbourne, Kent, has been praised for her bravery after calling 999 when her younger brother collapsed in June 2025. Ruby-Louise was at home with her brother Tyler when he rapidly started to become unwell. She quickly alerted her parents and helped Tyler to sit down, aiding his head as he collapsed. Remaining calm under pressure, Ruby-Louise dialled 999 and spoke to Em
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) would like to thank the public and staff for their support at this year’s Brighton and Hove Pride event. Another fantastic weekend of celebrations on Saturday, 2 August saw over 90 colleagues from SECAmb take part in the Brighton Pride parade with incredible support from the local community and members of the public attending from further afield. Showcas
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) clinicians are among the first ambulance crews in the country to have access to key parts of a patient’s GP record while at their side via the national service, GP Connect. The GP Connect service allows authorised clinicians to view key parts of a patient’s GP record. Ambulance crews working out of SECAmb’s Paddock Wood base in Kent, are able to access t
An ambitious programme of work has been developed by South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) to ensure more of its seriously-ill and injured patients receive a quick response while it also adapts to the needs of patients not facing time-critical health issues. The work, which has seen SECAmb develop 11 ‘Models of Care’, follows the launch of the Trust’s five-year clinically-led strategy, which
SECAmb’s newly formed Shadow Board came together for its first review of Board papers meeting yesterday. With digital, clinical and financial strategy discussed in its first formal meeting held in our Brighton Make Ready Centre on Wednesday, 6 August, Shadow Board members engaged with executive colleagues, offering their thoughts and views on three board papers. There was lively discussion throug
A mother of two from St Mary’s Bay in Kent has her 10-year-old daughter to thank for saving her life after she suffered a major heart attack while behind the wheel of her car earlier this year. Rachel, a local florist, was driving her daughter Alice, 10, and her younger sister, Emily to her work over the Easter holiday in April when she began to experience nausea, jaw pain and severe chest pain.