A 999 Emergency Medical Advisor (EMA) who helped guide a couple through the emergency birth of their baby has been reunited with the newborn she helped bring into the world. Second-time parents, Grace and Gary, from Bexhill-on-Sea, have praised the South East Coast Ambulance (SECAmb) team who supported them when Grace went into sudden labour, leaving no time to reach hospital. In the early hours o
A new Pride vehicle has been unveiled by South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) as part of its celebrations for Pride Month this June. This year’s vehicle was unveiled on Thursday, 11 June, at SECAmb’s Polegate Make Ready Centre. The specially designed ambulance will travel across the region throughout the summer, supporting Pride events including one of the UK’s largest celebrations, Brig
A rare genetic heart condition that often shows no warning signs until it causes a cardiac arrest turned a normal day into a life-threatening emergency for a Hove based family. Brugada syndrome, which affects as few as 1 in 2,000 people in the UK, can cause sudden cardiac death and is sometimes only discovered after someone collapses. This was the case for Andrew Lakey-Porter who went into sudden
An Eastbourne resident has been prosecuted following repeated inappropriate use of the 999-emergency ambulance service. Bernard Hudson, 64, was trialled in Brighton Magistrates Court on Friday, 29 May and sentenced and charged with a penalty fine and 10-week custodial sentence, suspended for 12 months for continuous hoax calls to 999. Over a three-month period, South East Coast Ambulance Service
Improving cardiac arrest outcomes starts before an ambulance arrives and this weekend, Eastbourne saw the community come together to learn vital life-saving skills in action. Emergency services were front and centre as the Eastbourne community gathered on the Western Lawns for the annual Eastbourne 999 event over the last weekend of May 2026. South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) joined emer
They’re teachers, police officers, office workers, parents and retirees but this Volunteers’ Week, South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is highlighting those who are going beyond their day jobs. SECAmb volunteers are pivotal to how the Trust cares for its communities and as highlighted in its recently launched Volunteering and Community Resilience Strategy, SECAmb is keen to build its volu
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) celebrated a new team at its second annual football tournament as Gatwick’s Swarz FC were crowned champions for the very first time. More than 350 colleagues, friends and family came together at Lingfield College on Sunday, 17 May for a fantastic day of football, family fun, friendly competition and fundraising to support SECAmb Charity. Thanks to the
More than 250 people came together last week to celebrate the outstanding achievements of South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) latest cohort of learners, as they take their next steps into frontline care. The Celebrating Success Ceremony, held at Lingfield Park on Friday, 8 April, celebrated the achievements of 86 colleagues who have recently completed their learning. The ceremony brough
Huge congratulations to South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) Eastbourne Community First Responders (CFRs) who were recently recognised for their outstanding contribution to the local community with a prestigious King’s Award. The team received the King’s Award for Voluntary Service – the highest accolade a voluntary group can receive in the UK – from the Lord Lie
Nearly half of volunteers at South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) shared their views in the latest National Ambulance Volunteers survey, highlighting positive progress and helping to shape future improvements. The findings come as the Trust begins implementing its new Volunteering and Community Resilience strategy, designed to strengthen the role volunteers play in sup