Archives (2025)

Image: Kent’s ‘miracle’ grandmother reunites with life-saving ambulance team
22 April 2025

Kent’s ‘miracle’ grandmother reunites with life-saving ambulance team

A dedicated freemason has organised CPR and defibrillator training to local lodges in Kent after suffering a cardiac arrest at her home in Gravesend. Grandmother, Linda Nevell, was reunited with her lifesavers after suffering a cardiac arrest at her home in November and was keen to give back after her ordeal. Thanks to the quick-thinking of Linda’s husband of 17 years, Pip, and grandson Harley, wh

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Image: Patient feedback to form part of new care model evaluation
17 April 2025

Patient feedback to form part of new care model evaluation

In a significant step to support SECAmb in reshaping how it delivers urgent care, certain 999 callers will be asked for feedback on their experiences of the service. 999 callers who had their emergencies accessed and managed by one of our newly created unscheduled care hubs will be given the chance to provide their views on their experience. The unscheduled care hubs (UCNHs), which were rolled out

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Image: Newly refurbished medicines distribution centre opens in Kent
14 April 2025

Newly refurbished medicines distribution centre opens in Kent

A major milestone for our service was marked recently with the grand opening of our newly refurbished Medicines Distribution Centre in Kent. The upgraded centre, which handles thousands of medicines pouches each year, was officially opened by our Chief Executive, Simon Weldon and NHS England Regional Chief Pharmacist, Inderjit Sanghera. The opening was an opportunity for the guests to enjoy a guid

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Image: Kent parents reunite with ambulance team on baby’s one-month milestone
14 April 2025

Kent parents reunite with ambulance team on baby’s one-month milestone

Exactly one month after the safe arrival of baby Hallie at their Chatham home, new parents Kloe and Matt were reunited with the SECAmb colleagues who helped bring her into the world. The unplanned home birth happened at 39 weeks’ pregnant after Kloe had been sent home from hospital with instructions to rest. However, shortly after returning home, it was clear baby Hallie had other plans. At around

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Image: Nurse reunites with outstanding ambulance crew
26 March 2025

Nurse reunites with outstanding ambulance crew

A Frailty Nurse Practitioner with 25 years’ experience in the NHS who survived a sudden cardiac arrest has been reunited with the ambulance crews who saved her life, describing their care as “outstanding” and their actions as the reason she is here today. Now 52-year-old Dee was at home in East Sussex when her husband Will found her unresponsive in June 2024. Dee’s husband immediately raised the a

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Image: Kent cardiac arrest survivor reunites with 999 heroes
25 March 2025

Kent cardiac arrest survivor reunites with 999 heroes

A young man from Dover whose heart stopped for six minutes after being rushed to hospital has been reunited with the SECAmb colleagues who played a part in saving his life. Aydan Adams, now 23, was invited to the Trust’s Ashford Make Ready Centre recently – more than a year after he was found unresponsive at his grandmother’s house and taken to hospital, where he later suffered a cardiac arr

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Image: Baby Chloe’s lifesaving heroes reunite with family
19 March 2025

Baby Chloe’s lifesaving heroes reunite with family

A Brighton family’s worst nightmare turned into a story of survival, thanks to the actions of the SECAmb team who brought their baby daughter back from the brink after she suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at home. Seven-month-old Chloe Jackson collapsed on 12 April 2024, prompting a desperate call to 999 from Chloe’s mum, Heather. Thanks to the swift actions of emergency call handler, Beth P

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Image: Bognor man overjoyed to meet ambulance team
18 March 2025

Bognor man overjoyed to meet ambulance team

The quick-thinking of a wife saw her husband receive the life-saving treatment he needed and go on to be reunited with his life-savers recently. Carol alerted the ambulance service when she found her husband, Kevin, (76) unresponsive on the sofa at home at home on the afternoon of 27 November 2024. Getting him to the floor and calling 999, Carol was connected to Emergency Medical Advisor Team Lead

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Image: Snodland schoolboy reunites with ambulance team following serious RTC
18 March 2025

Snodland schoolboy reunites with ambulance team following serious RTC

A schoolboy who was thrown into the air after being hit by a car has made a miraculous recovery and has now reunited with the ambulance crews who helped to save his life. Henry, from Snodland, Kent, was just seven years old when the accident happened on 14 July 2024. Henry was with his dad, Chris on their way to watch the England Euro Final at their local football club when Henry stepped into the

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Image: Gillingham mum reunites with crew after postpartum haemorrhage
11 March 2025

Gillingham mum reunites with crew after postpartum haemorrhage

A new mum had the opportunity to thank the crews who came to her aid after she suffered a life-threatening postpartum haemorrhage, just moments after welcoming her baby daughter into the world. What should have been the most joyous moment for 27-year-old Rebecca King quickly turned into a terrifying ordeal. With the midwife by her side at her home in Gillingham, all seemed well but shortly after g

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