A Sussex man who collapsed suddenly in cardiac arrest has been reunited with the South East Coast Ambulance Service, (SECAmb), crews who helped save his life. Lee Cottingham, from Lower Dicker, now aged 45, collapsed in farm buildings in Etchingham, East Sussex, in June 2015. He has gone on to make an amazing recovery and returned to work just four months later as a domestic assistant in a nursing
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is offering advice to help people guard against suffering a fall this winter. Ambulance crews attended more than 63,000 calls to low-level falls in 2016 and so far this year has attended more than 40,000 such calls. These figures make up close to 20% of all calls it attended – more than any other type of call. Older people are particularly vulnerable wit
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is entering the Christmas spirit by launching an Advent calendar with a twist. The Trust will ‘open a window’ from its @SECAmbulance Twitter account each day of Advent to reveal members of staff from a variety of roles across the service. Using the hashtag #SECAmbAdventCalendar17, the Trust hopes followers will be informed about th
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is entering the Christmas spirit by launching an Advent calendar with a twist. The Trust will ‘open a window’ from its @SECAmbulance Twitter account each day of Advent to reveal members of staff from a variety of roles across the service. Using the hashtag #SECAmbAdventCalendar17, the Trust hopes followers will be informed about th
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is asking the public to remember the alternatives to calling 999 if the situation they face is not a life-threatening or serious emergency. SECAmb has been preparing for a busy winter period and is asking for the public’s support as Christmas approaches and the temperatures drop. It is reminding people to utilise options for non-emer
Following previous updates and a successful launch, all staff are invited to join us on The Zone for all the latest news and information about the Trust. As from 15th November we will no longer be posting information and articles here, but you can find all of these and our other publications in the dedicated news section on The Zone. The Staff Zone will remain for a short while as we transition t
A new set of ambulance response standards, aimed at delivering the quickest response possible for the most critically-ill or injured patients, will be introduced in South East Coast Ambulance Service from next week (22 November). The new nationally-determined standards, which have been introduced across the country in recent months, see current Red 1, Red 2 and Green category calls replaced with f
A new set of ambulance response standards, aimed at delivering the quickest response possible for the most critically-ill or injured patients, will be introduced in South East Coast Ambulance Service from next week (22 November). The new nationally-determined standards, which have been introduced across the country in recent months, see current Red 1, Red 2 and Green category calls replaced with f
The new Trust Intranet, ‘The Zone’ will be going live on Thursday morning. When you open your browser window you will be automatically directed to the new site. The Zone has a number of new features and includes a much improved search facility, all the forms, policy and procedure documents and an array of key information to assist staff with their working life. We will be decommissioning the Sta
Excellent life-saving treatment from bystanders and ambulance crews saw a retired Guildford GP make a stunning recovery from a cardiac arrest to walk his daughter down the aisle at her wedding just 12 days later. Dr John Williams, his wife Jane and daughter Helen, made an emotional visit to Guildford Ambulance Station to thank the ambulance crews who helped save his life when he collapsed suddenly