South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), would like to hear from people interested in taking up volunteering roles as a Community First Responders (CFRs). SECAmb’s Community First Responders are volunteer members of the public provided with training to respond to emergencies in the areas where they live or work. They deliver care to patients in the minutes before the arri
To help improve the service it provides to patients, South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), is today launching a new Patient Experience Questionnaire. The Trust is keen to receive feedback from patients, family members or carer who have witnessed the care and treatment given to patients. People can do this by completing a short questionnaire that can be accessed via the
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), will be highlighting of the importance of raising concerns as part of Freedom to Speak Up (FTSU) Month. SECAmb kicked off the month, which runs throughout October, this week with the first of three coffee mornings with Chief Executive, Simon Weldon, and SECAmb’s FTSU Executive Lead, Margaret Dalziel. Colleagues are being encouraged
A dedicated volunteer SECAmb Community First Responder, (CFR), and Paramedic Practitioner, (PP), have been presented with prestigious national awards at this year’s Ambulance Leadership Forum (ALF). ALF is a national ambulance sector event organised by the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives, (AACE), which was held at Celtic Manor, South Wales between 2-3 October 2023. Kent CFR, Steve Joyce,
A man has been jailed for assaulting an ambulance worker while intoxicated with alcohol in Eastbourne. Jose Luis Serro Alexandre was found unconscious in a premises in Terminus Road, Eastbourne. An ambulance was sent and staff from the South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) took him into the ambulance. But after waking up and at first being calm and co-operative, Alexandre turned aggressive a
Following a career in the NHS which has spanned more than half a century, South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), Chairman, David Astley, has announced his decision to step down from his role in May next year. David, who joined SECAmb as Chairman in 2018, is coming to the end of his final three-year term. The process to appoint a new Chair has started, with the aim being
South East Coast Ambulance Service, (SECAmb), staff will be joined by teams from partner organisations as emergency response plans to a major incident are tested at Camber Sands, East Sussex, later this month. The multi-agency exercise, organised by SECAmb and which also includes Sussex Police, East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service, Rother District Council, HM Coastguard and RNLI Lifeguards, will ta
A new multi-purpose ambulance and contact centre in Gillingham will become fully operational this week when 999 Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) teams move in, joining their frontline road and NHS 111 colleagues. The EOC teams are expected to move into the South East Coast Ambulance Services (SECAmb’s) new centre in Bredgar Road on Thursday, (14 September). The teams were previously based at Coxh
South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust, (SECAmb), and its partners are trialling the co-location of teams within a local hub to provide additional support to ambulance crews. The hub, located at a Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) site next to Maidstone Hospital, will be trialled from this week for a period of four weeks. It will consist of SECAmb Paramedic Pract
Nominations for candidates to stand for election in a number of our Council of Governor constituencies opened today (September 1). If you’re a Foundation Trust member and interested in standing for election to become a governor, you have until Monday 2 October to submit your entry. Anyone who is not currently a member is also able to stand in this round of elections after joining as a member. Our