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9 July 2024

Navigating SECAmb from A-Z: An innovative tool to support patients and the public to understand our service

To aid patients and members of the public in thoroughly understanding our service, we have produced a SECAmb A-Z guide. This guide is a unique and engaging resource designed to help people navigate our Trust, one letter at a time! As well as providing an overview of SECAmb and the service we offer, the A-Z guide also highlights some aspects that we often don’t hear about, each corresponding

8 July 2024

Guildford exercise to test major incident response

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) will team up with its emergency service partners and other local agencies to test the response to a major incident. The public should be aware and not alarmed by the ‘live-play’ Exercise Comet, which will take place close to Guildford railway station on 11 July from 10am until 2.30pm. The exercise will involve partners from Surrey Lo

8 July 2024

Trust announces appointment of new Independent Non-Executive Director

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Independent Non-Executive Director. Professor Karen Norman fills a vacant post and will begin a three-year term with the Trust on 8 July. A nurse by background, Karen has worked in healthcare for 45 years in both the public and private sectors in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Gibra

24 June 2024

SECAmb announces appointment of new Director of Operations

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) has announced the appointment of a new Executive Director of Operations. Jennifer Allan will replace Emma Williams in the role following Emma’s decision to relocate to the North West where she will join Mersey & West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as a Divisional Director of Operations. Emma has served as Director of Ope

12 June 2024

Support Team SECAmb this Euros!

South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) is calling for the public’s support to help it manage demand throughout the upcoming Euro 2024 football championships. England kick off their campaign against Serbia at 8pm on Sunday 16 June with Scotland taking on hosts Germany in the opening game at 8pm on Friday 14 June. Both then play two further group matches before the knock-out phase begins. The a

3 June 2024

Trust announces appointment of new Independent Non-Executive Director

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Independent Non-Executive Director. Professor Mojgan Sani began a three-year term on 1 June 2024 and has a has a professional background as a Chief Pharmacist, Controlled Drugs Accountable Officer, and Director of Medicines Optimisation in large, complex multi-site NHS acute hospitals.

30 May 2024

Gillingham runner reunites with off-duty paramedic

A Gillingham man who collapsed while taking part in a local parkrun has been reunited with the off-duty paramedic who helped to save his life. Graeme Martin and partner, Lori, were taking part in the Gillingham parkrun at the Great Lines Park in Kent on 23 December 2023, when just a short while into the run, and while separated from Lori, Graeme suffered a cardiac arrest and collapsed. Thankf

24 May 2024

Stay cool and stay safe: Support your ambulance service this summer

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is asking members of the public to take care in the sun as the UK starts to see the return of warmer weather. In previous years, the service has seen an increased demand in 999 calls relating to dehydration and heat stroke. On particularly busy days, it can handle more than 3,000 calls a day across the Kent, Surrey and Sussex regions

23 May 2024

Green Plan outlines target to cut carbon emissions as electric vehicles trialled

The first of three fully-electric vehicles being trialled by South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) will hit the roads in the coming days. The Mercedes-Benz e-Vitos are being trialled as part of NHS England’s Zero Emission Electric Vehicle (ZEEV) Pathfinder project. The Single Responder Vehicles (SRVs) will initially be based out of three Trust sites where heavy-duty vehicle chargers are inst

22 May 2024

Ambulance services launch new Collaboration

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb) is pleased to announce the launch of a new collaboration with its four fellow southern ambulance services. The Southern Ambulance Services Collaboration (SASC) involves SECAmb, East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST), London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (LAS), South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS), an

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