Members of the public are being invited to nominate their ambulance service or NHS 111 hero in a new award to be presented at SECAmb’s annual staff awards. The People’s Hero Award gives the public across the region the chance to pay tribute to the good work of someone who has left a lasting impression on themselves or their family in the last year. Nominations will be accepted for anyone who works
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is showing its support for the British Legion’s Poppy Appeal by featuring a special design on its ambulances. All SECAmb ambulances have had poppy stickers affixed to them with 12 ambulances – spread across the Trust’s Kent, Sussex and Surrey region – being decorated with a larger poppy design. The cost of the special livery has been kindly covered
Please attribute to a South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) spokesperson: “We are responding to an incident in Sutton Road, Langley near Maidstone, following a suspected chemical leak at a premises reported to us at approximately 2.20pm today. Ambulance crews, including our Hazardous Area Response Team and the air ambulance service, are at the scene. We have assessed and treated 57 people a
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Executive Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development. Following an extensive recruitment process, Ali Mohammed will join the Trust at the end of January 2020, filling the role currently being filled on an interim basis by Paul Renshaw. Ali is already established as a suc
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is urging people to stay safe and injury free by acting sensibly this bonfire, firework and Diwali (Sunday 27 October). People are also advised to attend local professionally-organised events. Those wishing to celebrate with fireworks at home are urged to closely follow safety advice. By observing simple rules people can keep themselves, their family and
With clocks turning back this weekend (Sunday 27 October) and darker days and colder months ahead, South East Coast Ambulance Service, (SECAmb), is asking for the public’s help by urging them to prepare for winter. SECAmb has created a checklist to help people prepare (see below). By following some simple advice including checking whether household medicines are in date, booking flu vaccinations,
People across the South East will take part in a worldwide initiative this week teaching people how to save a life. South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is working with schools and community groups on and around the annual Restart a Heart Day today (16 October) led by the Resuscitation Council (UK) in partnership with organisations including the British Heart Foundation (BHF) an
Members of the public are invited to learn more about their local ambulance service by attending South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) Annual Members Meeting. The meeting takes place on Friday 20 September 2019 at East Sussex National Resort in Uckfield, East Sussex. Those attending will also have the opportunity to learn life-saving resuscitation skills, view some of the Trust’s newest
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is inviting schools and community groups to get involved in a worldwide initiative to learn how to save a life. The Restart a Heart campaign is an annual initiative led by the Resuscitation Council (UK) in partnership with organisations including the British Heart Foundation (BHF). In the sixth annual Restart a Heart day, on and around Wednes
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