Members of the public are invited to discover more about our service and our plans for the future at our Annual Members’ Meeting, (AMM). This year’s meeting will take place online from 10am-midday on Friday 25 September 2026 and is an opportunity to hear about our achievements and challenges over the past year, our future ambitions and the important role members and governors play in shaping
An innovative piece of work by South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb’s) Shadow Board, which has strengthened the Trust’s approach to tackling violence and aggression towards staff, has been welcomed by its Group Chair, Colin Dennis in his first Trust Board meeting. The Shadow Board, a group of colleagues established last year to provide staff insight and constructive challenge t
South East Coast Ambulance Service colleagues spent the weekend engaging with local communities and sharing potentially life-saving skills at two popular emergency services events in West Sussex. Team members from Tangmere attended Selsey RNLI 999 Day on Saturday, 1 August before heading to Chichester 999 Day on Sunday, where they met hundreds of residents and visitors, offering CPR and basic lif
A 999 call handler’s ability to recognise a life-threatening sign of cardiac arrest helped save the life of a grandfather after his wife reported that he was still breathing. When wife, Pam called 999 after finding her husband Jim unconscious at home on 23 January 2025, she believed he was breathing. The noises Pam could hear sounded like snoring but Emergency Medical Advisor, Carla, knew t
As part of our continuing commitment to ensuring SECAmb is a place where everyone feels safe, respected and heard, we have today shared with staff the outcomes of an independent Culture Review, alongside a summary of the findings and actions we will take in response. The summary here is being published openly in the interests of transparency, while protecting the confidentiality and anonymity of
The pivotal clinical judgement made by a Thanet crew had a significant impact on the outcome of a 12-day-old baby who was reunited with her care givers in a recent reunion. Now 18-months-old, Evanna from Canterbury in Kent was able to reunite with Paramedic, Lauren and Associate Ambulance Practitioner, Mia, at a reunion at Thanet Make Ready Centre in May. Despite initial observations looking fine
SECAmb paid tribute to a combined experience of 85 years as Nigel Pollitt and Kooberin ‘Scooby’ Naidoo completed their final shift at Banstead OU recently, having given 48 and 37 years to the service. “Both Scooby and Nigel have been stalwarts of the workforce over the past almost five decades and their care and professionalism to their patients has been second to none,” said Vicky Knights, Head o
South East Coast Ambulance Service is asking the public for its continued support after experiencing one of its busiest ever starts to the summer. In three weeks, between 22 June and 12 July, as temperatures regularly exceeded 30 degrees, the Trust’s 999 teams handled close to 78,000 calls – an increase of more than 11,000 (16 per cent) compared to the same period last year. NHS 111 demand has als
We are pleased to confirm that this year’s Annual Members’ Meeting (AMM) will take place on Friday 25 September 2026. This year’s meeting will be held online only. Further details on how to attend and participate will be shared in due course. Planning for the meeting is now under way, including development of the agenda and opportunities for members to hear about the Trust’s achi
A visit to the headquarters of Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (KSS) by SECAmb’s Interim CEO Jen Allan has underlined the close partnership between the two organisations. Jen was given a tour of the airbase at Redhill by David Welch, KSS Chief Executive, and Leigh Curtis, Executive Director of Service Delivery. The visit provided an overview of the air ambulance’s service delivery m