Archives (2019)

Image: Trust chosen as national diversity and inclusion partner for second year running
24 May 2019

Trust chosen as national diversity and inclusion partner for second year running

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to have been chosen as one of NHS Employers’ Diversity and Inclusion Partners for 2019/120. The decision followed a successful application process by the Trust and is the second year running it has been named as a partner. It will see SECAmb continue to work closely with NHS Employers and other organisations throughout the

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Image: Cardiac arrest survivor thanks life-saving team
15 May 2019

Cardiac arrest survivor thanks life-saving team

A cardiac arrest survivor from Surrey has been reunited with the South East Coast Ambulance Service, (SECAmb), team who helped save his life. Saroj Khadka, 48, who collapsed at his Cobham home on the afternoon of 12 October 2018, received immediate life-saving CPR from his wife, Sarah, under the instruction of 999 Emergency Medical Advisor, Ewan McGlashan. Paramedic, Hannah Kelly, was first to arr

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Image: SECAmb preparing for busy Easter weekend – How can you help?
10 April 2019

SECAmb preparing for busy Easter weekend – How can you help?

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is seeking the public’s help ahead of what is expected to be a busy Easter Bank Holiday weekend. The Trust has planned ahead for the expected increase in demand but is urging people to use the service wisely and to seek alternatives to 999 if not faced with a life-threatening or serious emergency. Over the course of the Easter weekend in 2018, staff in S

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Image: Redhill man reunited with ambulance team following gym cardiac arrest
1 April 2019

Redhill man reunited with ambulance team following gym cardiac arrest

A Redhill man who collapsed in cardiac arrest during a training session at a boxing gym has been reunited with the ambulance team who helped save his life. Paul Frost, 56, thanked the team at the Like to Box gym in Redhill recently some five months after his collapse, having recovered after undergoing treatment at St George’s Hospital and being fitted with an internal defibrillator. Builder, Paul

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Image: Trust announces new Chief Executive
28 March 2019

Trust announces new Chief Executive

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chief Executive. Philip Astle, will take up the role on 1 September, replacing Dr Fionna Moore, who has acted up as CEO on an interim basis since the departure of Daren Mochrie. Philip joins SECAmb from South Central Ambulance Service where he is currently Chief Operating Officer. Dr Mo

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Image: Ambulance team to take on Three Peaks for cancer ward
26 March 2019

Ambulance team to take on Three Peaks for cancer ward

A team of South East Coast Ambulance Service staff will be lacing up their walking boots to take on the Three Peaks Challenge this summer. The team, made up of staff from Polegate and Paddock Wood, as well as staff family from Gatwick Airport security, is raising money for the charity-funded Pevensey Ward at Eastbourne District General Hospital. The challenge will see them aim to scale Ben Nevis,

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Image: Long service and achievements celebrated at annual awards ceremony
19 March 2019

Long service and achievements celebrated at annual awards ceremony

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) staff, volunteers and members of the public have gathered to celebrate long service and achievements in the final of three awards ceremonies to be held by the Trust this year. The awards evening, which took place on Thursday 14 March at Alexander House Hotel in Turners Hill, West Sussex, saw Chief Executive Commendations presented across a range of categ

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Image: Long service and achievements celebrated at annual awards ceremony
9 March 2019

Long service and achievements celebrated at annual awards ceremony

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) staff, volunteers and members of the public have gathered to celebrate long service and achievements. The awards evening, the second of three being held across the Trust’s region, took place on Thursday 07 March at Woodlands Park Hotel, Cobham, Surrey. Chief Executive Commendations were presented across a range of categories includin

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Image: Long service and achievements celebrated at annual awards ceremony
26 February 2019

Long service and achievements celebrated at annual awards ceremony

The long service and achievements of South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) staff and volunteers were celebrated at the first of the Trust’s annual awards ceremonies. The ceremony, the first of three to be held across the Trust’s region, was held on Thursday 21 February at The Orangery, Turkey Mill, Maidstone, Kent. A combined total of some 850 years’ service was recognised, while Chief Execu

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Image: SECAmb welcomes improved staff survey results
26 February 2019

SECAmb welcomes improved staff survey results

South East Coast Ambulance Service is pleased to see improvements across all areas in its results from the annual NHS Staff Survey published today, (26 February). The results of individual questions, grouped into 10 key themes, represent the best ever scores for SECAmb since they were introduced in 2014, and when compared with last year’s scores, show significant improvements in every area where c

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