A Hastings woman has a second chance at life thanks to the life-saving actions of her husband and South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) clinicians and is urging people to get trained in CPR which could save a loved one. 65-year-old Carole Tatar and her husband John recently reunited with some of her lifesavers at SECAmb’s Hastings Make Ready Centre – only two months on from when she suffered
Six-year-old, Eve Downton from Polegate, aspires to become a paramedic after recently reuniting with some of the 999 heroes who helped save her life. Eve and her aunt, Jess Downton, recently visited SECAmb’s Polegate Make Ready Centre where they met with Emergency Care Support Workers (ECSW) Megan Rudd and Amy West and Emergency Medical Advisor (EMA) Louise Adsett – some of the team who helped sav
Members of the public are being given the opportunity to learn how to save a life as South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) delivers CPR training at a number of public locations across Kent, Surrey and Sussex this Restart a Heart Day (Thursday 16 October). Those trained in CPR are also being encouraged to sign up to the GoodSam phone app – an app used by ambulance services to alert indi
New parents from Seaford, Amanda Feast and Phill Stevenson, recently reunited with the ambulance team that helped deliver their first baby boy at home. Now four-month-old, Phoenix, Amanda and Phill recently visited South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) Polegate Make Ready Centre where they reunited with the ambulance team that helped bring their first baby into the world – Critical Care
Thanks to the life-saving actions of two bystanders and SECAmb clinicians, cardiac arrest survivor, Michael Wilde, got to celebrate his 81st birthday and 52 years of marriage. Michael and his wife, Ruth, recently visited our Tangmere Make Ready Centre, where they met with some of his lifesavers including Paramedics Steve Leggatt and Chelsey Lallem-Haylock, Trainee Associate Ambulance Practitioner
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAMb) were delighted to welcome colleagues and members of the public to our Annual Members Meeting recently – an opportunity to reflect on achievements and discuss priorities for the year ahead. The event, which took place at K2 Crawley on Friday, 12 September, gave attendees the opportunity to engage with colleagues at a variety of stalls on the Trust’s curre
To help keep our roads as safe as possible, South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb) digital alert system lets drivers know when an ambulance is responding to an emergency nearby. Working in partnership with Acetech and Haas Alert, the digital alert system sends a notification to compatible devices such as smart phones or vehicle navigation systems alerting drivers to a nearby ambulance
A big thank you to each and everyone SECAmb member of staff, our volunteers, our emergency service and NHS partners and to the public for its support this this Emergency Service Day. Every year on 9 September, the country marks Emergency Service Day, also known as 999 Day – a national day dedicated to recognising and celebrating the extraordinary work of emergency service and NHS colleagues across
Thanks to the life-saving actions of SECAmb clinicians, Cheltenham man, Pat Cox, continues to celebrate 50 years of marriage with his wife Drena and got to see his granddaughter graduate university. Now 71-years-old, Pat, and his wife, Drena, recently visited our Tangmere Make Ready Centre where they met with Paramedic, Ashley Carter, and Emergency Care Support Worker (ECSW), Hannah Williams – th
A Seaford man and keen tennis player recently reunited with the lifesavers that came to his aid when he suffered a cardiac arrest during a tennis finals match. Now 75-year-old, Nick Lade, and his family recently visited our Polegate Make Ready Centre – just over a year on from Nick’s cardiac arrest. Here, they met with Associate Ambulance Practitioners (AAP), Amie-Rose King and Kirk Collison