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
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is highlighting the importance of improving outcomes for women and new-borns particularly in emergency, pre-hospital settings this International Day of the Midwife. Marked annually on 5 May, the International Day of the Midwife celebrates and recognises the critical work midwives deliver in maternal and newborn health and SECAmb is highlighting its criti
A Crawley man who survived a life-threatening torn aorta has been reunited with the ambulance team who helped save his life over two years on. With around 20 per cent of patients with acute aortic dissection not surviving before reaching hospital – and up to 50 per cent before reaching a specialist centre – Christopher Chan knows just how lucky he is. Christopher recently visited S
Ambulance clinicians are being empowered to provide more informed and joined up care while assessing patients by having greater access to real-time patient care records. Following a successful trial in Paddock Wood, Kent, all frontline clinicians across South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) will now be able to access GP Connect, a national system which allows authorised clinicians to view in
South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) delivered vital lifesaving training during one of the UK’s largest Vaisakhi celebrations as part of ongoing efforts to tackle health inequalities and improve cardiac arrest survival rates. The Trust’s Community Resilience team joined thousands of attendees at the Guru Nanak Darbar Gurdwara in Gravesend on Saturday, 18 April, delivering hands-on basic li
South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) and South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) are pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Ashton as Group Chief Executive, providing executive leadership across both organisations. Simon’s appointment was made following a joint recruitment process and confirmation by both Councils of Governors. He will take up
When Ellie King’s heart stopped, quick CPR from her husband and rapid response from South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) clinicians gave her a second chance at life. On 12 June 2025, Ellie and her husband, Paul, were at home watching television when Ellie’s breathing suddenly became irregular. Paul called 999 for help immediately. Resource Dispatcher, Elle Playfair, who was a call taker at
“Seeing your child seriously unwell is any parents’ worst nightmare,” said Littlehampton mum, Georgy Jones. For parents Georgy and Leigh, that nightmare became reality on Tuesday, 6 January 2026 when their nearly two-year-old daughter, Maisie, had a sudden seizure that wouldn’t stop. “In that situation, you feel completely helpless,” Georgy recalled. “For any parent, seeing your child critically
At South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb), we are proud to be this year’s host of the National Ambulance LGBT+ Network Conference. On Friday, 31 July 2026, this year’s conference is especially meaningful as it returns to Brighton – the city where the National Ambulance LGBT+ network began. With the theme “LGBT+ Past, Present and Future”, the event celebrates the journey of LGBT+ colleag