Archives (2025)

Image: Sussex miracle cardiac arrest survivor reunites with his life-savers
17 September 2025

Sussex miracle cardiac arrest survivor reunites with his life-savers

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

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Image: SECAmb’s Annual Members Meeting brings colleagues and public together
17 September 2025

SECAmb’s Annual Members Meeting brings colleagues and public together

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

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Image: Digital alert system for drivers lets you know an ambulance is near
11 September 2025

Digital alert system for drivers lets you know an ambulance is near

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

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Image: Our thanks this Emergency Services Day
9 September 2025

Our thanks this Emergency Services Day

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

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Image: Cheltenham man thanks ambulance crew for saving his life after a heart attack
3 September 2025

Cheltenham man thanks ambulance crew for saving his life after a heart attack

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

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Image: Seaford tennis player reunites with 999 heroes who saved his life on court
28 August 2025

Seaford tennis player reunites with 999 heroes who saved his life on court

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

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Image: Hailsham family thank 999 responders for compassionate end-of-life care
12 August 2025

Hailsham family thank 999 responders for compassionate end-of-life care

The care and compassion shown by a SECAmb crew during the final days of a Hailsham man’s life, following 70 years of marriage, left a profound and lasting impact on him and his family. Emergency Care Support Worker (ECSW), Samantha McDonnell and Trainee Associate Ambulance Practitioner (TAAP), Francesca Medhurst were called to transport Don Allen from his home to St Wilfrid’s hospice in Eastbourne

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Image: SECAmb thanks public and staff for support at Brighton and Hove Pride
8 August 2025

SECAmb thanks public and staff for support at Brighton and Hove Pride

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) would like to thank the public and staff for their support at this year’s Brighton and Hove Pride event. Another fantastic weekend of celebrations on Saturday, 2 August saw over 90 colleagues from SECAmb take part in the Brighton Pride parade with incredible support from the local community and members of the public attending from further afield. Showcas

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Image: SECAmb’s Shadow Board launches its first review of Trust Board papers
7 August 2025

SECAmb’s Shadow Board launches its first review of Trust Board papers

SECAmb’s newly formed Shadow Board came together for its first review of Board papers meeting yesterday. With digital, clinical and financial strategy discussed in its first formal meeting held in our Brighton Make Ready Centre on Wednesday, 6 August, Shadow Board members engaged with executive colleagues, offering their thoughts and views on three board papers. There was lively discussion throug

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Image: Crawley cardiac arrest survivor thanks SECAmb team for ‘second chance at life’
9 July 2025

Crawley cardiac arrest survivor thanks SECAmb team for ‘second chance at life’

A Crawley man who is celebrating a ‘second chance at life’ has thanked his lifesavers for that he has been able to meet his first grandchild and see two of his children get engaged.  Andrew Bradnam and his family met some of his lifesavers recently at South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) Gatwick Make Ready Centre at a heartfelt reunion. With only around one in 10 people surviving out-of

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