A Kent health project, which is helping to keep patients safe, well and out of hospital has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award. The East Kent integrated clinical hub, involving South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust’s (SECAmb), East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust and Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust, has been shortlisted for a 2024 Health S
At South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb), engaging with our patients and hearing your views is a top priority. We are committed to involving the public in shaping our patient and public engagement strategy, and we invite you to participate in our public survey to help guide this important work. Through public involvement, we’ve already achieved significant milestones, including hosting six c
A mother of two young children from Ramsgate in Kent who suffered a decline in her mental health recently had the opportunity to thank her lifesavers as she continues her recovery. Coral Kirklaldie, 41, was overjoyed to be reunited with the South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) team. With one in four people experiencing a mental health problem of some kind each year in England, Coral, found
SECAmb colleagues were over the moon to meet a father of three who suffered a heart attack while taking part in a charity football match. Craig Minnican aged 33 from Cliffe in Kent, met with his lifesavers, Emergency Medical Advisor, Chelsea Williams, Resource Dispatcher, Simon Field, Trainee Associate Ambulance Practitioner, Olivia Godman and Newly Qualified Paramedic, Harry Topsfield at Thamesid
A clinical coordination hub in west Kent has recently marked its one-year anniversary, helping avoid more than 1,200 emergency department admissions. The hub, which was organised and implemented by South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), in partnership with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW), and Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT), has now beco
A Kent science teacher, who is lucky to be alive after suffering a tear of his major aorta artery where it exits the heart, is reunited with his lifesavers. With just a 15 to 30 per cent chance of surviving the Type A aortic dissection, South East Coast Ambulance Service colleagues were delighted to be reunited with the father of three from Parkwood in Gillingham, Kent, at Medway Make Ready Centre
A mother of three young children from Sittingbourne, Kent was recently able to reunite with the ambulance service colleagues who helped to save her life last year. Gemma Ledger, now aged 39, suffered a cardiac arrest at her home in the early hours of the morning on 23 January 2023, while her three children now aged two, five and 13 were asleep next door. Gemma’s partner of 18 years, Richard, woke
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is seeking Kent residents who are passionate about serving their local community and interested in becoming volunteer community first responders (CFRs). CFRs provide invaluable support to our frontline clinicians delivering life-saving treatment to our patients before our frontline crews arrive. With large rural areas in parts of Kent, quickly reaching s
A mother of two who suffered a cardiac arrest while at a fitness class in November 2021, was recently able to meet the ambulance service colleagues who helped to save her life. Molly Potter, now aged 26 from Polegate, East Sussex, was at a kickboxing class with her husband, Colin, and sister Amy, on the evening of 19 November 2021 when she collapsed to the floor in cardiac arrest. Molly’s next mem
A man from Cuxton, Kent, who collapsed in cardiac arrest while at his home has been reunited with the team of ambulance service colleagues who helped to save his life. Innes Clark, 53, was at home with his wife Jakki and daughter Izzy on the morning of 12 August 2023, when he started to experience chest pain. Jakki immediately called 999, and while on the phone to Emergency Medical Adviser, Natali