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
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
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 navigation hubs will be given the chance to provide their views on their experience. The unscheduled care navigation hubs (UCNHs),
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
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