A Woking man who received a staggering 15 shocks from a defibrillator to restart his heart was finally able to thank his life-savers in a recent reunion. 62-year-old Ian Marples met the SECAmb team who helped save his life after he suffered a cardiac arrest at his local GP practice on 17 March 2021. Ian was delighted to be able to let the people who saved him know that he was alive and well, suffe
A former 999 call taker put her previous knowledge to good use and called for help when she sensed her partner of more than 30 years became seriously unwell. The calls proved to be lifesaving when avid Brighton & Hove Albion fan Chris Geddes then went into cardiac arrest in front of SECAmb paramedic Kathryn Fox, who along with her colleagues, emergency care support worker Sheenagh Hughes and t
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is inviting members of the public to learn CPR, speak to our recruitment team and see our people in action at our Annual Members Meeting (AMM). The AMM takes place at the South of England Showground at Ardingly, West Sussex on Friday 13 September 2024. A range of stalls will be on show from 12.30pm, with tea and coffee served ahead o
An increase in partnership working, and the introduction of an initial further five clinical hubs will be key to South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) delivering on its new five-year strategy. The clinically-led strategy also sets out the Trust’s commitment to embrace new technologies as it transitions from a predominantly ambulance-based response model to a more differe
The introduction of new system which sends out automated text messages to some 999 callers is helping South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) reach more patients in a timely manner and ensuring clinicians and call handler time is prioritised for the most seriously ill and injured patients. Welfare texts have previously been sent manually using the Trust’s Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system b
People are asked to take care and help the ambulance service manage its demand across the Brighton Pride weekend, which takes place in the in the city on 3-4 August 2024. South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is asking those attending to plan ahead and stay safe across what is always a busy weekend. The Trust will once again have a strong presence in the parade on Saturd
Updated SECAmb statement Please attribute to a South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) spokesperson: “The majority of our infrastructure was unaffected by the global IT outage today (19 July) and we continued to respond to patients. “We are pleased our access to the external systems affected has now been restored. “We would like to thank all our colleagues and partner orga
An NHS statement is available here: NHS England » News Please attribute to a South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) spokesperson: “The majority of our infrastructure is unaffected and we are continuing to respond to patients. However, we do not have access to some external NHS services and have declared a Business Continuity Incident to manage our response. “We are experi
Schools, colleges and young person’s organisations across the south east are being encouraged to sign up to the annual Restart a Heart Day. The initiative, led by the Resuscitation Council UK in partnership with organisations including the British Heart Foundation and ambulance services across the country, sees thousands of young people learn CPR and how to save a life on and around 16 October ea
An Eastbourne man who has been on a challenging road to recovery since suffering a cardiac arrest has been reunited with some of the ambulance team who helped save his life. Scott Saunders, now 54, collapsed in cardiac arrest while out running in June 2019 with his then 9-year-old daughter Poppy. Scott, a Station Officer with East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, received by-stander CPR under the