Archives (2016)

Image: Infection Prevention and Control Awareness Month
24 November 2016

Infection Prevention and Control Awareness Month

It is Infection Prevention and Control Awareness Month and through the month we will be bringing you reminders about the five moments for hand hygiene in the clinical setting; aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT) requirements; environmental cleanliness standards and finally some specific diseases information. This week we are covering specific diseases with advice about tuberculosis, scabies, mening

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Image: Infection Prevention and Control Awareness Month
24 November 2016

Infection Prevention and Control Awareness Month

It is Infection Prevention and Control Awareness Month and through the month we will be bringing you reminders about the five moments for hand hygiene in the clinical setting; aseptic non-touch technique (ANTT) requirements; environmental cleanliness standards and finally some specific diseases information. This week we are covering specific diseases with advice about tuberculosis, scabies, mening

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Image: Three-year-old Kent girl’s 999 call ‘astonishes’ ambulance crew
21 November 2016

Three-year-old Kent girl’s 999 call ‘astonishes’ ambulance crew

An ambulance crew from South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) have commended a three-year-old Kent girl for her brave actions in raising the alarm for her mum when she had collapsed at their home in Snodland. Early in the morning of 31 July, Isabelle Solly, 3, realised that something was wrong with her mum, Kay, when she saw her collapse on the floor. With her dad away at

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Image: Three-year-old Kent girl’s 999 call ‘astonishes’ ambulance crew
21 November 2016

Three-year-old Kent girl’s 999 call ‘astonishes’ ambulance crew

An ambulance crew from South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) have commended a three-year-old Kent girl for her brave actions in raising the alarm for her mum when she had collapsed at their home in Snodland. Early in the morning of 31 July, Isabelle Solly, 3, realised that something was wrong with her mum, Kay, when she saw her collapse on the floor. With her dad away at

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Image: Three-year-old Kent girl’s 999 call ‘astonishes’ ambulance crew
21 November 2016

Three-year-old Kent girl’s 999 call ‘astonishes’ ambulance crew

An ambulance crew from South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) have commended a three-year-old Kent girl for her brave actions in raising the alarm for her mum when she had collapsed at their home in Snodland. Early in the morning of 31 July, Isabelle Solly, 3, realised that something was wrong with her mum, Kay, when she saw her collapse on the floor. With her dad away at

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Image: Three-year-old Kent girl’s 999 call ‘astonishes’ ambulance crew
21 November 2016

Three-year-old Kent girl’s 999 call ‘astonishes’ ambulance crew

An ambulance crew from South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) have commended a three-year-old Kent girl for her brave actions in raising the alarm for her mum when she had collapsed at their home in Snodland. Early in the morning of 31 July, Isabelle Solly, 3, realised that something was wrong with her mum, Kay, when she saw her collapse on the floor. With her dad away at

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Image: Cardiac arrest survivor reunited with life-saving crews
19 November 2016

Cardiac arrest survivor reunited with life-saving crews

Possibly one of the worst places to suffer a cardiac arrest could be in a narrow house barge moored at low tide. But a remarkable team effort by crews from South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) saw 68-year-old Diane Savage not only resuscitated but well enough to personally thank them at a reunion at Medway Ambulance Station. Diane and husband David, from Bermondsey, were visiting daughter J

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Image: Cardiac arrest survivor reunited with life-saving crews
19 November 2016

Cardiac arrest survivor reunited with life-saving crews

Possibly one of the worst places to suffer a cardiac arrest could be in a narrow house barge moored at low tide. But a remarkable team effort by crews from South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) saw 68-year-old Diane Savage not only resuscitated but well enough to personally thank them at a reunion at Medway Ambulance Station. Diane and husband David, from Bermondsey, were visiting daughter J

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Image: Cardiac arrest survivor reunited with life-saving crews
19 November 2016

Cardiac arrest survivor reunited with life-saving crews

Possibly one of the worst places to suffer a cardiac arrest could be in a narrow house barge moored at low tide. But a remarkable team effort by crews from South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) saw 68-year-old Diane Savage not only resuscitated but well enough to personally thank them at a reunion at Medway Ambulance Station. Diane and husband David, from Bermondsey, were visiting daughter J

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Image: Cardiac arrest survivor reunited with life-saving crews
19 November 2016

Cardiac arrest survivor reunited with life-saving crews

Possibly one of the worst places to suffer a cardiac arrest could be in a narrow house barge moored at low tide. But a remarkable team effort by crews from South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) saw 68-year-old Diane Savage not only resuscitated but well enough to personally thank them at a reunion at Medway Ambulance Station. Diane and husband David, from Bermondsey, were visiting daughter J

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