Archives (2026)

Image: Paddock Wood paramedic takes on London Marathon
18 February 2026

Paddock Wood paramedic takes on London Marathon

Eighteen years after putting on his uniform as a trainee technician, an Advanced Paramedic Practitioner from Paddock Wood is preparing for his toughest challenge yet by taking on the London Marathon. Pete Elliott, who has spent nearly two decades with the service, will take on the 26.2 miles through London to raise funds for The Blue Light Card Foundation, a national charity dedicated to supporti

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Image: Five more years of life thanks to SECAmb clinicians for Crawley cardiac arrest survivor
17 February 2026

Five more years of life thanks to SECAmb clinicians for Crawley cardiac arrest survivor

Thanks to the swift actions of South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) clinicians, Crawley man, Jeffrey Fox, is celebrating five more years of life – counting – after suffering a cardiac arrest. With fewer than one in 10 people surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, now 65-year-old Jeff knows just how lucky he is. Five years on from the incident, he and his wife, Loraine, rec

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Image: Maidstone dad is living proof that CPR saves lives
17 February 2026

Maidstone dad is living proof that CPR saves lives

Cardiac arrest strikes without warning and when 50-year-old father of two, Gavin collapsed in Maidstone, it was immediate CPR from strangers that ensured he was reunited with his family for Christmas. On the morning of 10 December 2025, Gavin had walked his daughter to school with their cockerpoo, Milo, before heading home through Penenden Heath. Unbeknown to Gavin, his heart had stopped and he c

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Image: SECAmb appoints two new Independent Non-Executive Directors
17 February 2026

SECAmb appoints two new Independent Non-Executive Directors

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to announce the appointment of two new Independent Non-Executive Directors. Harbhajan Singh Brar and Dr Karl Khan will begin their three-year terms on 1 March 2026. SECAmb would like to thank non-executive directors, Max Puller and Howard Goodbourn for the commitment and expertise they have provided the Trust as they step

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Image: Emergency Community X-ray Service in Surrey ‘first of its kind’
16 February 2026

Emergency Community X-ray Service in Surrey ‘first of its kind’

An innovative collaboration between South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) and Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals is bringing emergency X-ray services to the homes of patients – a first of its kind for a UK ambulance trust. The four-month trial of the Emergency Community X-Ray Service has been so successful that – as well as supporting patients, reducing Emergency Department (ED) admissions and

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Image: Rother Responders introduce female CPR manikins to tackle life-saving gender gap
16 February 2026

Rother Responders introduce female CPR manikins to tackle life-saving gender gap

South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) Rother Community First Responders (CFRs) are confronting the stigma that leaves women less likely to receive CPR with new female training manikins to change behaviour and close the gender-gap. Women are around 27 per cent less likely to receive CPR from a bystander than men, often due to uncertainty, fear of inappropriate contact, or lack of confiden

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Image: Share your experience with SECAmb
13 February 2026

Share your experience with SECAmb

Every patient story matters and yours could help shape the future of care for our patients in Kent, Surrey and Sussex. Patients, families and carers are being invited to share their experiences of the Trust through a new online feedback form. Whether your experience was positive, challenging, or somewhere in between, your story helps the service understand what’s working well and where things coul

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Image: International publication for SECAmb paramedic with a passion for improving cardiac arrest outcomes
10 February 2026

International publication for SECAmb paramedic with a passion for improving cardiac arrest outcomes

A South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) critical care paramedic (CCP) with a passion for improving outcomes for cardiac arrest patients has seen his innovate work published internationally. Bradley Gander’s literature review, co-authored with Samantha Laws, a senior lecturer at St Georges University of London, studied the complex issue of Pulseless Electrical Activity (PEA) – a particu

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Image: London Gatwick cardiac arrest survivor reunites with her lifesavers
10 February 2026

London Gatwick cardiac arrest survivor reunites with her lifesavers

Moments before boarding a flight, Helen Warren’s holiday came to an abrupt halt when she suffered a sudden cardiac arrest at London Gatwick. Only a few months on, Helen and her husband Peter revisited London Gatwick to reunite with the first responders who saved her life.    On Tuesday, 9 September 2025, Helen was waiting at the departure gate, ready to begin her trip, when she suddenly collapsed

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Image: How bystander CPR and the chain of survival saw ambulance colleagues reunite at Downing Street
9 February 2026

How bystander CPR and the chain of survival saw ambulance colleagues reunite at Downing Street

The iconic 10 Downing Street, one of the UK’s most recognisable addresses, provided a backdrop for our SECAmb team and two bystander lifesavers to reunite with a Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Officer whose life they helped save. Peter, an Officer with the MET Police living in Kent, welcomed the team to the famous Downing Street and New Scotland Yard addresses as a thank you to his lifes

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