Message sent on behalf of Jeanette Ferguson, Senior Pharmacy Technician Dear Colleagues, Please all be aware of an alert regarding medicines waste bins. As you will read in the alert, the Bio bin boxes that are currently used to dispose of non-hazardous pharmaceutical waste e.g. broken ampoules, are no longer being used. They are being replaced with blue lidded ridged bins, as shown in the alert.
As you will read in the alert sent out today, the layout of the pouches is being altered to try to address the high number of ampoule breakages in the pouches. This is a short-term measure and we are reviewing the cardiac pouch for a longer term solution but we need to take action now to address this, as it poses a risk to both staff and patients. If you have any queries on this, please email
The safe and secure handling of medicines is the responsibility of every healthcare professional, who must ensure that they work within their professional guidelines, ethics and codes of conduct. The four core principles that underpin the safe and secure handling of medicines are Establish governance arrangements – ‘say what we do and why we do it’ Ensure capacity and capability – ‘train people a
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust would like to thank the public for their support at this year’s Brighton and Hove Pride event. The Trust would also like to thank all staff and volunteers who worked across what is always a busy weekend both out on the road and in the Trust’s control centres. More than 100 staff, including the Trust’s chief executive Daren Mochrie attended th
Dear Colleagues, I am writing to you today to share copies of both the full and summary reports into bullying and harassment within SECAmb that the Trust commissioned from Professor Duncan Lewis. Bullying & Harassment at SECAmb NHS Foundation Trust: An Independent Report Bullying & Harassment at SECAmb NHS Foundation Trust: A report of key findings to staff These will be published on our
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has today (4 August) published a large-scale independent report to help it better understand and help tackle bullying and harassment issues at the Trust. The independent report, which was commissioned by SECAmb itself, and produced by Professor Duncan Lewis from Plymouth University, follows concerns raised in the Trust’s staff survey
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) has taken delivery of one of its ambulances which has been specially ‘wrapped’ in a design to appear in this year’s Brighton and Hove Pride parade. The cost of wrapping the vehicle was made possible by kind donations from SECAmb supplier SP Services Ltd and Chilli Graphics Ltd from East Sussex. The Trust is also grateful to both Unison and GMB unions for
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is appealing to anyone with information to come forward after thieves forced entry into Sheppey Ambulance Station and stole medical equipment and drugs overnight (25-26 July). It is the second time the station has been targeted following an incident in June. It also follows a spate of incidents across the Trust’s Kent, Surrey and Sus
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is looking forward to another strong parade presence at this year’s Brighton and Hove Pride (Saturday 5 August). The Trust will also host a conference organised by the National Ambulance LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender) Network at the Amex Stadium in Brighton the day before. This year’s conference will focus on five key areas – Mental he
A South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) paramedic from Farnborough has successfully swum the English Channel from Dover to Cap Blanc Nez, as part of team of four for charity. Operational Manager, Nigel Stock and his team, completed the challenge in 15 hours and 37 minutes, swimming in hourly rotations. The team included cardiac arrest survivor Steve Fish from Folkestone, who was resuscitated