Archives (2022)

1 November 2022

Take care and stay safe this bonfire and firework season

South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is urging people to act sensibly and follow safety advice to keep themselves and others safe this bonfire and fireworks season. By celebrating safely people can avoid the need to seek medical advice or call 999. SECAmb’s Head of Resilience and Specialist Operations Dave Williams said: “Of course, we understand that many people will be out

26 October 2022

Trust committed to further improvements following publication of CQC report

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has reaffirmed its commitment to making improvements following the publication today, (Wednesday 26 October), of a Care Quality Commission (CQC) report. The inspection, which took place in August, and looked at SECAmb’s urgent and emergency care, as well as its resilience teams, sees the Trust’s overall rating move from ‘Good’ to ‘Re

24 October 2022

Staff and volunteers receive long service and special achievement awards

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), staff and volunteers were presented with long service awards and special achievement commendations at the Trust’s third and final annual awards ceremony of the year. The awards, which took place at The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne on Thursday, (20 October), primarily cover achievements across the Trust’s Sussex region. Queen’s Medals

18 October 2022

Long service and special achievements recognised at Trust awards

Ambulance staff, volunteers and members of public have been recognised for their long service and special achievements at the second of South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) annual award events. Attendees gathered at The Orangery in Maidstone on the evening of Thursday 13 October for the awards which primarily cover the Trust’s Kent region. Chief Executive Commendations were presented ac

11 October 2022

Long service and special achievements celebrated at Trust awards

Long service and special achievements awards have been presented at the first of South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust’s (SECAmb’s) three annual awards ceremonies. Staff, volunteers and members of the public gathered at Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking on the evening of Thursday 6 October for the awards, which primarily covered the Trust’s Surrey and West Sussex region. Queen’s Med

26 September 2022

Sittingbourne man reunited with life-saving crew

A Kent Man was delighted to be reunited with the people who helped save his life recently. Stewart Bensted and his partner Helen Jenkins from Sittingbourne paid a visit to Sheppey Ambulance Station to meet the team who attended Stewart when he suffered a cardiac arrest at this home in April. Stewart was helping his neighbour with a DIY project and had popped home to get some materials when he star

8 September 2022

Statement following the announcement of the death of Her Majesty the Queen

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust would like to send its heartfelt condolences to the Royal Family following the extremely sad announcement today, (8 September 2022), regarding the death of Her Majesty the Queen. We are very proud that, as a Crown Badge organisation, HM the Queen and the Royal Family are an integral part of our identity. Without doubt, today marks the end o

26 July 2022

Register to attend SECAmb’s Annual Members Meeting and find more about your local ambulance service

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb) is inviting members of the public to attend its Annual Members Meeting, (AMM), to discover more about their local ambulance service. The AMM, which returns as an ‘in person’ event for the first time since 2019, takes place at Lingfield Park Resort & Racecourse in Lingfield, Surrey on Friday 2 September 2022. A range of stalls wi

11 July 2022

Stay safe and support SECAmb as temperatures soar

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is urging the public to take some sensible actions to keep themselves and others safe as with temperatures set to remain high in the coming days. Last week, SECAmb handled in excess of [18,500] 999 calls and the hot weather is expected to see demand increase further. The Trust moved back to its highest level of escalation this mornin

7 July 2022

SECAmb’s tenth Make Ready Centre officially opened

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), was pleased to officially open its latest Make Ready Centre in Banstead, Surrey. The centre, which became fully operational in May, was officially opened by HM Lord-Lieutenant of Surrey, Michael More-Molyneux, yesterday, (Wednesday 6 July). Staff were joined by guests including members of Surrey Ambulance Retirement Association and

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