Archives (2023)

12 December 2023

SECAmb signs new NHS Sexual Safety Charter

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), has formally signed a new NHS Sexual Safety Charter aimed at ensuring a systematic, zero-tolerance approach to sexual misconduct and violence in the NHS. By signing the Charter, SECAmb is committing to taking and enforcing a zero-tolerance approach to any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace

11 December 2023

Young cardiac arrest survivor thanks life-saving team

A young woman from Maidstone has been reunited with the ambulance team who helped save her life ahead of her the anniversary of her suffering a cardiac arrest. Frankie Turner, now 27, was joined by husband, Nathan, when she visited the South East Coast Ambulance Service team at Paddock Wood Make Ready Centre recently. And the couple are now calling for everyone to take the time to learn CPR and ho

4 December 2023

Support your ambulance service this festive and winter season

With the busy Christmas and New Year period just around the corner, and the arrival of colder winter weather likely to lead to an increase in certain calls, the public is being asked to do all it can to support the ambulance service and wider NHS. Throughout December, South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is expecting to handle in the region of 90 thousand 999 calls an

23 November 2023

SECAmb welcomes NHS Chief Executive

We were delighted to welcome Amanda Pritchard, Chief Executive of NHS England, to our Medway site yesterday, where she spent time meeting Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and 111 staff, before joining an ambulance crew for part of their shift. We are the first ambulance service in the country to bring a Make Ready Centre for 999 frontline operations, a 111 contact centre and a 999 EOC together un

22 November 2023

SECAmb holds first-ever volunteers’ conference

South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), welcomed more than 200 of its volunteers as it hosted its first-ever volunteers’ conference. The conference, held at East Sussex National Hotel and Conference Centre near Uckfield on Saturday, (18 November), recognised and celebrated the contribution of SECAmb’s volunteers and provided a networking opportunity for colleagues. SECAmb benefi

17 November 2023

Staff, volunteers and public celebrate long service and special achievements

The long service and special achievements of staff, volunteers and members of the public have been celebrated at the third of South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) annual awards ceremonies. Award winners gathered for the ceremony, held at The Grand Hotel in Eastbourne, on Thursday evening, (16 November 2023), with front line colleagues presented with Queen’s Medals for Long Service and G

10 November 2023

SECAmb celebrates long service and special achievements

South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), staff and volunteers have gathered to celebrate long service and special achievements at the second of its three annual awards ceremonies. More than a total of 1,000 years’ service was marked with three colleagues picking up awards for an amazing 40 years’ service to the NHS at the ceremony at Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking yesterday, (9 N

9 November 2023

Trust trialling multi-discipline clinical hub in Ashford

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is trialling a new approach to patient care to ensure 999 calls receive the most appropriate response. Throughout November, Advanced Paramedic Practitioners at SECAmb’s Ashford Operating Unit will lead a clinical hub at the Trust’s Ashford Make Ready Centre. The four-week trial will see the paramedics join a multi-discipline team f

3 November 2023

Take part in our public survey and help shape our future

We’re inviting members of the public to get involved in shaping our new strategy.   You’re invited to click here to take part in our new public survey.   You can also scan the our QR code here: Our patients have diverse needs, spanning the spectrum from social care to critical care but only a small proportion truly require emergency or critical care.   We would like

3 November 2023

Trust celebrates long service and special achievements

The long service and achievements of ambulance staff, volunteers and members of the public have been celebrated at the first in a series of three South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) awards events. Attendees gathered at The Orangery in Maidstone on the evening of Thursday 2 November for the awards which primarily cover the Trust’s Kent region. Awards for Surrey and Suss

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