“South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) recently agreed to formal collaborative working with its neighbouring ambulance service, South Central Ambulance Service, (SCAS). “In a move to support improvements and deliver better outcomes for patients, more expertise and best practice will be shared between the two foundation trusts. “The closer working follows similar approaches elsewhere in t
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has been shortlisted in the Brake Fleet Safety Awards 2016 in three categories – the Company Driver Safety Award, the Eco Fleet Award and the Fleet Safety Innovation Award. ‘Brake’, the road safety charity, organises the annual awards scheme to recognise the achievements of suppliers and operators working to reduce the number of cras
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has been issued with a warning notice by health regulators, The Care Quality Commission (CQC). Following a CQC full inspection held at the beginning of May, the CQC has called on the Trust to make significant improvements to a number of systems and processes which are not operating effectively as well as adequately managing NHS111 ca
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has welcomed the introduction of new system of national ambulance response standards aimed to ensure patients in the most need get a quicker response. The standards, which were announced by NHS England today, (13 July 2017), will be rolled out over the coming months and are designed to ensure that the most suitable high-quality respo
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has been awarded the ‘Gold Standard’ for the third year running at the Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion (ENEI) awards. The only NHS organisation to be awarded the standard, SECAmb was recognised alongside the Home Office, Santander and Zurich Insurance at the awards which were held at the Law Society in London on 7 July
A sad reality of working for the ambulance service is that despite all the advances in training and the latest, most modern equipment not every patient can be saved. On 4 May last year, a week before his 44th birthday, Gillingham business consultant Geoffrey (Geo) Mbulo suddenly collapsed and died despite all the efforts of three crews from South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb). This week hi
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) will be hosting the first UK National Ambulance LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender) Network conference at the Amex Stadium, Brighton on Friday, 5 August. All NHS ambulance staff are invited to attend the conference free of charge. SECAmb have secured established key note speakers for the conference and key themes are linked t
A South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) paramedic is taking up the charity challenge to cycle the Prudential Ride London to Surrey 100 on 31 July. Ambulance paramedic Stuart Loughrey and his father Graham will be raising money for the Woking Sam Beare hospice, after the hospice cared for their friend Barry who died at the age of 49 in December 2015. Brentford Football Club supporter Stuart,
Sussex Police is working with ambulance and fire colleagues to trace those who worked at the scene of the Brighton bombing in 1984 It is possible that they may have been potentially exposed to asbestos within debris of The Grand hotel. Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry, who is leading an emergency services group co-ordinating the effort, said: “We are trying to identify and inform emergency se
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is asking the public for its continued support as demand across the region remains high. Across its Kent, Surrey and Sussex region the Trust has responded to close to 350,000 999 calls since January this year (to 19 June) – up more than 30,000 on the same period in 2015. The Trust is working hard to meet this additional demand but ac