A Business Continuity Incident (BCI) was declared at 13.30hrs today (Monday,28 November 2016) due to ongoing CAD performance issues. CAD issues are effecting its stability across the three EOCs. Therefore, the decision has been taken to reboot the whole CAD system across the three sites. The CAD will be rebooted at 1400hrs with EOC staff working on paper during the period of the reboot. It is hop
A Business Continuity Incident (BCI) was declared at 13.30hrs today (Monday,28 November 2016) due to ongoing CAD performance issues. CAD issues are effecting its stability across the three EOCs. Therefore, the decision has been taken to reboot the whole CAD system across the three sites. The CAD will be rebooted at 1400hrs with EOC staff working on paper during the period of the reboot. It is hop
It is Infection Prevention and Control Awareness Month and through the month we will be bringing you reminders about the five moments for hand hygiene in the clinical setting; aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT) requirements; environmental cleanliness standards and finally some specific diseases information. This week we are covering specific diseases with advice about tuberculosis, scabies, mening
It is Infection Prevention and Control Awareness Month and through the month we will be bringing you reminders about the five moments for hand hygiene in the clinical setting; aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT) requirements; environmental cleanliness standards and finally some specific diseases information. This week we are covering specific diseases with advice about tuberculosis, scabies, mening
An ambulance crew from South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) have commended a three-year-old Kent girl for her brave actions in raising the alarm for her mum when she had collapsed at their home in Snodland. Early in the morning of 31 July, Isabelle Solly, 3, realised that something was wrong with her mum, Kay, when she saw her collapse on the floor. With her dad away at
An ambulance crew from South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) have commended a three-year-old Kent girl for her brave actions in raising the alarm for her mum when she had collapsed at their home in Snodland. Early in the morning of 31 July, Isabelle Solly, 3, realised that something was wrong with her mum, Kay, when she saw her collapse on the floor. With her dad away at
Possibly one of the worst places to suffer a cardiac arrest could be in a narrow house barge moored at low tide. But a remarkable team effort by crews from South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) saw 68-year-old Diane Savage not only resuscitated but well enough to personally thank them at a reunion at Medway Ambulance Station. Diane and husband David, from Bermondsey, were visiting daughter J
Possibly one of the worst places to suffer a cardiac arrest could be in a narrow house barge moored at low tide. But a remarkable team effort by crews from South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) saw 68-year-old Diane Savage not only resuscitated but well enough to personally thank them at a reunion at Medway Ambulance Station. Diane and husband David, from Bermondsey, were visiting daughter J
South East Coast Ambulance Service’s NHS Foundation Trust’s (SECAmb) innovative electronic Patient Clinical Record (ePCR) project is being rolled out across the Trust’s region following successful trials in Thanet, Kent. The project, in which clinicians are personally issued with iPads, enables ambulance crews to complete patient records electronically, streamline communication with hospitals, sav
South East Coast Ambulance Service’s NHS Foundation Trust’s (SECAmb) innovative electronic Patient Clinical Record (ePCR) project is being rolled out across the Trust’s region following successful trials in Thanet, Kent. The project, in which clinicians are personally issued with iPads, enables ambulance crews to complete patient records electronically, streamline communication with hospitals, sav