Archives (2025)

Image: Trust exits special measures
6 March 2025

Trust exits special measures

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to announce today (6 March 2025) that,  following a period of sustained improvement,  it is to exit special measures. Following a thorough review, NHS England has confirmed this week that that SECAmb is no longer in NHS oversight framework (NOF) segment 4 and has been removed from the Recovery Support Programme (RSP), form

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Image: Appointment of new Chief Digital Information Officer
5 March 2025

Appointment of new Chief Digital Information Officer

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Chief Digital Information Officer. Nick Roberts will join the Trust on 1 April. Stephen Bromhall will be returning to his substantive role at East of England Ambulance Service at the end of April following the end of his secondment. Nick is currently Chief Information Officer at Moorfie

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Image: Life-saving doctors urge everyone to learn to save a life
19 February 2025

Life-saving doctors urge everyone to learn to save a life

Two doctors who played a vital role in a Surrey man’s cardiac arrest survival are adding their voices to the call for more people to take the time to learn to save a life. Dr Melissa Tan and Dr Lucinda Shaw were on a day out with their families on Reigate Hill in April 2023 when they were alerted by cyclist, Roland Wootten, to Tadworth man, Ian Hook, having collapsed at the viewpoint while on a bi

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Image: Highest ever survival rate – Surrey woman urges everyone to learn to save a life
17 February 2025

Highest ever survival rate – Surrey woman urges everyone to learn to save a life

A Surrey woman is adding her voice to calls for more people learn how to save a life after being reunited with the ambulance team who rushed to her aid. Alejandra (Ale) Avila, 50, and husband, Jorge, attended Walton Ambulance Station recently ahead of South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) revealing its highest-ever and national-leading cardiac arrest survival rate at the launch of its latest

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Image: Cardiac arrest report – Sussex man backs calls for more to learn to save a life
17 February 2025

Cardiac arrest report – Sussex man backs calls for more to learn to save a life

A Sussex man who received life-saving CPR from a fellow runner when he collapsed at Bognor Regis parkrun has added his voice for more people to learn how to save a life. Former police officer and experienced runner, David Knowles, 57, from Chichester, collapsed moments after crossing the finish line on 2 November this year. Having been reunited with his life-saving team before Christmas, including

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Image: SECAmb reports highest-ever and nationally-leading cardiac arrest survival rate. More than 300 lives saved – How you can help us save more
14 February 2025

SECAmb reports highest-ever and nationally-leading cardiac arrest survival rate. More than 300 lives saved – How you can help us save more

A Chatham man is adding his voice to calls for more people learn how to save a life after being reunited with the ambulance team who rushed to his aid. Chris Mills, 77, and wife, Brenda, were special guests as South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) revealed its highest-ever and national-leading cardiac arrest survival rate at the launch of its latest out-of-hospital cardiac arrest annual repo

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Image: SECAmb paramedics to return to airport
13 February 2025

SECAmb paramedics to return to airport

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is pleased to announce it will once again have a dedicated paramedic service working out of London Gatwick. The Gatwick Solo team, or ‘Gatso’, will begin on Monday 17 February, and will see a single SECAmb responder unit permanently based at the airport to cover both landside and airside areas, working closely with the London Gatwick teams. Colleagues wo

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Image: Trust announces appointment of new Chair
5 February 2025

Trust announces appointment of new Chair

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to announce that our Council of Governors have today (Wednesday 5 February 2025) appointed Michael Whitehouse as our new Trust Chair. This appointment follows Usman Khan’s decision to stand down from the role at the beginning of March 2025 to take up a new Executive role at NHS London. In December 2024 we announced that we

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Image: Man jailed for for Sussex paramedic assault
4 February 2025

Man jailed for for Sussex paramedic assault

A man has received a jail sentence for assaulting an paramedic in Bexhill, East Sussex. Emergency crews were called to the address of Jake Finn in De La Warr Road. They were called over fears for the welfare of the 24-year-old after he had taken drugs. When they arrived, Finn was abusive and spat in the face of a South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) paramedic. At Crawley Magistrates’ Court

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Image: Issue affecting nhs.net email addresses
8 January 2025

Issue affecting nhs.net email addresses

UPDATE: Incident stood down at 8.15am on 9 January following a stable position over night. We are currently experiencing an email issue that is limiting our ability to communicate effectively with some of our NHS partners. Patients calling 999 or 111 are not affected and should continue to use our services as needed. As a result of this IT issue, we have declared a Business Continuity Incident (BC

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