Emma Dewsbury, Author at NHS South East Coast Ambulance Service

2 February 2026

SECAmb shines a light on gender disparities in cardiac arrest response this National Heart Month

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is highlighting the disparities in cardiac arrest response for men and women and encouraging everyone to learn to save a life this National Heart Month. Women are around 27 per cent less likely to receive bystander CPR than men and are more likely to die because their bra is not removed when a defibrillator is used*. As part of National Heart Month in

29 January 2026

Horsham parents reunite with SECAmb clinicians after emergency home birth

New parents Kira and Dan, from Horsham, have been reunited with the SECAmb clinicians who helped deliver their first baby during an emergency home birth and treated a serious postpartum complication that followed. Now five-month-old, Rosie, was delivered safely at the couple’s home in Horsham in the evening of Monday, 22 September 2025 after a 999 call was made when Kira’s contractions suddenly be

7 January 2026

SECAmb launches three-month Penthrox trial for CFRs in Tangmere and Worthing

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) has begun a new three-month trial across Tangmere and Worthing which will see community first responders (CFRs) carry and administer the pain-relief drug Penthrox.  The trial aims to improve patient care by providing effective and rapid pain relief which CFRs will be able to administer where clinically appropriate. Penthrox is a fast-acting pain relie

5 January 2026

‘When I can run’: Determined Hastings girl reunites with ambulance crews who saved her life

10-year-old from Hastings, Scarlett Stockley, shared she is determined to run again with the South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) clinicians that helped saved her life after suffering a life-altering brain injury. On 31 May 2024, Scarlett (nine-years-old at the time) attended her local gymnastics class unaware of what was about to happen. During a tumbling stunt, Scarlett suddenly felt unwe

23 December 2025

Community First Responders to support ‘calls for falls’ and enhance patient care

A new initiative has been launched this week by South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) which will see community first responders (CFRs) help enhance the care for patients that have fallen. With increased ‘calls for falls’ over the winter period, the initiative aims to help us ensure we deliver the right care, at the right time, by the right people and is crucial in the development of the Trus

22 December 2025

Worthing CFR breaking the stigma of women receiving CPR

Worthing Community First Responder (CFR), Sally Holmes, is shining a light on the gender disparities in CPR and defibrillator delivery by supporting a vital campaign #BraOffDefibOn. With 27 per cent of women less likely to receive CPR from bystanders than men in a cardiac arrest, Sally has been helping tackle the stigma and delivering CPR training in the Worthing community, emphasising the message

6 November 2025

Hastings cardiac arrest survivor urges public to get trained in CPR

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

31 October 2025

Six-year-old reunited with Sussex 999 lifesavers aspires to become a paramedic

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

7 October 2025

Learn CPR with SECAmb at a location near you this Restart a Heart Day

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

1 October 2025

New parents thank ambulance crew for delivering first baby at home in Seaford

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

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