A newborn baby boy who went to cardiac arrest while being delivered was introduced to the team who saved his life recently. Kent parents, Charlotte and Matt, very proudly showed off their four-month-old son, George, as they thanked their son’s lifesavers at an emotional reunion at Dartford Ambulance Station. The family got to meet some of the team who helped when George slipped into cardiac arrest
In a move that puts inclusion at the heart of care, the Trust is launching its Patient and Public Engagement Strategy for 2025–2029, and, for the first time, an easy read version is being published alongside it. This is the beginning of a new five-year journey to meaningfully collaborate with our patients and the public in the communities we serve. The strategy has been designed to improve patient
The daughter of a Medway man who suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at home arranged an emotional surprise reunion between her family and the team who saved his life. David Hanlon, (54) from Rochester, Kent, was overwhelmed to come face to face with the team who bought him back from the brink of death after he went into cardiac arrest on 2 December 2024. David’s wife Karen awoke to what sounded like
A father from Swanley who’s heart is now only working at 15 per cent capacity following a heart attack has thanked the teamwork of the ambulance service as to why he is alive. 54-year-old Steve Lane was reunited with emergency medical advisor, Cameron H-Smith and crewmates Lucy Rust and Sarah Blackwell after he experienced a severe heart attack in March 2025. Steve had been to the local shop nearb
More than 400 colleagues and their families gathered on Sunday (18 May) at Lingfield College in Surrey for the Trust’s first-ever family fun day football tournament. The event brought together 16 teams from across Kent, Surrey and Sussex, creating an electric atmosphere filled with friendly competition and a shared love of football. The turnout was not only impressive in numbers but also in divers
An eight-year-old boy from Kent has been praised for his incredible bravery after instinctively taking over a 999 call when his mum collapsed at home. On the evening of 17 October 2024, Henry was at home with his mum Andrea and younger sister Emily when Andrea, who has a long-standing heart condition, began to feel faint and unwell. She managed to dial 999 before losing consciousness. Without hesi
A community CPR and defibrillator training day in West Kingsdown led to an emotional reunion between a local mother and the emergency team who saved her life. Sevda, a 39-year-old wife and mother of two collapsed outside her home on 13 November 2023 as she prepared to leave for work at her dry-cleaning business. Her then 16-year-old daughter noticed the car was still in the driveway and went outsi
A Sussex man has set his heart on joining the ambulance service after being reunited with his SECAmb lifesavers after suffering a life-threatening pulmonary embolism in November. Colin Marvelly, 54, from Horsham, Sussex, was suddenly overcome with breathlessness and a sense of unease at his home on 27 November 2024. Recognising something was seriously wrong, he called 111 and was connected to Heal
For new mum Chloe, finding her five-week-old daughter struggling to breathe was one of the scariest moments of her entire life. Chloe was at her home in Romney Marsh, Kent on 23 January 2025 when she suddenly found five-week-old Autumn blue, floppy and gasping for every breath. Chloe made the desperate call to 999 where she was connected to Emergency Medical Advisor, Rain Gavin. Rain triaged the c
A father from Kent who was haemorrhaging blood from an abdominal aortic aneurysm has defied the odds and reunited with his lifesavers. Antony Linward, 68, was at home with his wife in Crowborough in the early hours of 11 November 2024 when he started to vomit blood and lose consciousness. Antony’s wife immediately called 999 and spoke to Emergency Medical Advisor, Beth Panton. While providing advi