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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

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

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

16 May 2024

Brighton father grateful to reconnect with crew who saved his life

A husband and father of two from Brighton who suffered a heart attack while playing football earlier this year has reconnected with the ambulance service colleagues who helped to save his life. David Payne, now 56 from Brighton, was playing football at his local club on the evening of 24 January 2024 when he started to experience some discomfort and pain. David stepped off the pitch to rest, and h

15 May 2024

Whitstable man reunites with heroes who saved his life

A young man from Whitstable, Kent who suffered a severe head injury in May 2023 was recently reunited with three ambulance service colleagues who helped to save his life. A year on from the incident, Robert King, now aged 29, visited South East Coast Ambulance Service’s (SECAmb) Ashford Make Ready Centre in Kent. Alongside his mother, Jackie, and father, Alan, Robert met with Finlay Pengelly, Stud

10 May 2024

Emergency Medical Advisors complete National Three Peaks challenge

Two South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb) Emergency Medical Advisors successfully completed the National Three Peaks Challenge on Friday, 3 May in an impressive 23 hours 6 minutes and 17 seconds. Ella Burgess and Chris LeRoy completed the colossal challenge 54 minutes and 43 seconds ahead of their goal time of 24 hours, all in support of the charity, SANDS (Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Char

10 May 2024

International recruitment boosts SECAmb nursing numbers

A successful international recruitment campaign will see more than 20 nurses join South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SECAmb). The nurses will join a more than 60-strong nursing team working alongside paramedics to provide clinical advice to patients in SECAmb’s 999 and NHS 111 operations centres in Crawley and Gillingham. Following a worldwide recruitment campaign, SECAmb has

26 April 2024

Crawley cardiac arrest survivor thanks ambulance team

A Crawley man has been reunited with a number of the ambulance team who helped save his life a year on from suffering a cardiac arrest. Retired Health and Safety Officer, Dave Mortimer, 67, visited South East Coast Ambulance Service’s Make Ready Centre in Crawley this week to pass on his thanks in person for the team’s effort. Dave was accompanied by Nicky Carr and Steve Grant, who as an off-duty

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