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
We know we need to support our staff to be well in themselves in order to be able to deliver the vital role that you each play in responding to our community. We want to hear your voice and listen to your needs, so we can respond with a new Health and Wellbeing Strategy and action plan, ready for the New Year. Please come and share your thoughts, questions and comments at one of our focus groups
We know we need to support our staff to be well in themselves in order to be able to deliver the vital role that you each play in responding to our community. We want to hear your voice and listen to your needs, so we can respond with a new Health and Wellbeing Strategy and action plan, ready for the New Year. Please come and share your thoughts, questions and comments at one of our focus groups
We are supporting Fraud Awareness Month and International Fraud Awareness Week (13-19 November) as part of our commitment to creating a culture where fraud and bribery against SECAmb and the wider NHS is not tolerated. Throughout the month we want to increase awareness amongst staff of fraud and bribery related issues pertinent to the NHS, such as conflicts of interest, gifts and hospitality and
We are supporting Fraud Awareness Month and International Fraud Awareness Week (13-19 November) as part of our commitment to creating a culture where fraud and bribery against SECAmb and the wider NHS is not tolerated. Throughout the month we want to increase awareness amongst staff of fraud and bribery related issues pertinent to the NHS, such as conflicts of interest, gifts and hospitality and
A teenager who suffered life-threatening injuries and spent a month in an induced coma after being hit by a car has been hailed a miracle by the ambulance crews and hospital teams who saved his life. 16-year-old Taz Moyo suffered a serious head injury on 16 July this year and, after receiving life-saving treatment from South East Coast Ambulance Service clinicians and the air ambulance service, wa
A teenager who suffered life-threatening injuries and spent a month in an induced coma after being hit by a car has been hailed a miracle by the ambulance crews and hospital teams who saved his life. 16-year-old Taz Moyo suffered a serious head injury on 16 July this year and, after receiving life-saving treatment from South East Coast Ambulance Service clinicians and the air ambulance service, wa
Healthcare acquired infections (HAI) result in significant mortality and morbidity internationally. It is estimated that 30 per cent of HCAIs are preventable. Due to the invasive nature of clinical procedures involving aseptic technique, health care workers are inherently a significant vector of infection. Of course, health care professionals do not set out to harm patients during clinical procedu
Healthcare acquired infections (HAI) result in significant mortality and morbidity internationally. It is estimated that 30 per cent of HCAIs are preventable. Due to the invasive nature of clinical procedures involving aseptic technique, health care workers are inherently a significant vector of infection. Of course, health care professionals do not set out to harm patients during clinical procedu