More than 500 of our people are currently trialling the use of new ‘Hello my name is’ badges and we would love to hear what you think. The trial follows the introduction of the new national ambulance uniform and a move away from embroidered names on uniforms. The badges are the same as those used by many other NHS organisations and are coloured yellow as these are more accessible for t
We want to give the public a greater voice in shaping our ambulance trust’s future and so are calling on members of the public to help us achieve our aim by joining our Community Forum. The forum will provide people within our region the opportunity to share their experiences and views about our 999 and 111 services. The Trust’s Patient Engagement Lead, Victoria Baldock said: “It is really importa
Chief Executive Simon Weldon thanks colleagues, volunteers and their families for their support of the NHS Simon has thanked colleagues, volunteers and their families for their continued support the NHS has it marks its 75th birthday. You can watch it message here. https://www.secamb.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Chiefs-75-Message.mp4 Colleagues greatly honoured to celebrate the NHSR
Planned industrial action is taking place by junior doctors this week until 06.59 on Saturday, 15 April 2023. This will affect some NHS services so please remember: As always, call 999 if someone is seriously ill or injured & their life is at risk, and for less urgent health advice or care, try 111.nhs.uk
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chief Executive. Simon Weldon, currently Group Chief Executive of University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Group, will be joining the Trust on 24 April 2023. He takes up the position from Siobhan Melia who has held the post on an interim basis since July 2022, and is returning to her substantiv
We’re delighted to have officially welcomed our new international paramedic colleagues to SECAmb today! Our six new colleagues – Bright & Imonitie from Nigeria, Andrew from the USA, Ushma & Anita from India and Tim from Australia – will be with us for a minimum of three years and are the first of more than 30 international paramedics due to join us over coming months. During a
SECAmb Medical Director to stand down after 50 years’ NHS service Dr Fionna Moore has announced that she will be standing down as SECAmb’s Executive Medial Director in January 2023. Fionna has enjoyed a distinguished and lengthy career in the ambulance service spanning more than 20 years. As one of the UK’s longest serving Emergency Medicine Consultants, she has contributed to significant changes
This week is Medicines Safety Week and each day, our Medicines Team are sharing some of the steps we take in SECAmb to make sure we use medicines safely. Day 1 – Today we’re looking at the Omnicell units that we use mainly at our Make Ready Centres to store and dispense controlled drugs (CDs) and medicines pouches to our clinicians. If you haven’t seen one in person, they look a bit like a
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is seeking friendly and enthusiastic people able to spare some time to volunteer to support its busy teams. The Trust is setting up a dedicated group of ‘Wellbeing Volunteers’ to play a key role in supporting staff wellbeing across its region. People are invited to apply for the role which will see them support crews, call takers and
In this short message, HRH The Prince of Wales passes on his heartfelt thanks & gratitude to all ambulance staff and volunteers for the incredible work undertaken across the country during the pandemic. Regardless of role, every single member of #TeamSECAmb has been brilliant during the pandemic & should be really proud of everything they have achieved.