Thanks to the efforts of SECAmb colleagues, an Essex father now has the chance to see his 22-month-old son grow up. Rob Greenaway, aged 56 from Grays in Essex was thrilled to be able to thank his lifesavers in person when he met them at Dartford ambulance station recently. It was an opportunity to thank the team and gain closure on the incident which happened three years ago in May 2021 and for th
A Senior Emergency Medical Advisor for SECAmb is supporting a national stroke campaign urging people to act FAST even if they don’t show all the signs. In July, Mollie Blackman, based at our control centre in Medway, took a call from a 58-year-old Dionne Hudson from Surrey after her arm went numb one evening and she couldn’t grip her phone. While she couldn’t raise her arm, Dionne’s face and speec
A part-time Horley gardener had the chance to meet his lifesavers thanks to his customer who was once a paramedic and worked for the ambulance service. Thanking the team for their quick-actions, former SECAmb employee Justin Wand had nothing but praise to offer the team who helped his friend and gardener who went into anaphyxic shock following a wasp sting. Marc Caldwell was stung by a wasp while
A 15-year-old girl who collapsed in cardiac arrest was reunited with her lifesavers including Tina Shepherd, one of the Trust’s longest-serving EMA coaches who took the 999 call, alongside fire service teams in an emotional reunion recently. Grace, now aged 16, was out with her group of friends in the local community of Isle of Grain on the evening of 6 March. The group were running through a fiel
A grandad who suffered a cardiac arrest has reunited with the “superheroes” who saved his life. Russell Jennings, 62, was watching TV at his home in Brighton Road, Worthing, on the morning of Tuesday 28 May when he went grey and unresponsive. His wife, Kate, 54, rushed downstairs and called for help and their neighbours, Gareth and Gemma, who run Beer No Evil micropub, ran upstairs to help. Garet
The bravery and quick thinking of two young children from Chatham, Kent, ensured their mum received the medical care she needed from ambulance colleagues. Seven-year-old Nyah-Lei and five-year-old Leon Junior were brave enough to call 999 for their mum, Dominique, who had collapsed and come over faint with extreme abdominal pain, on 21 June 2024. Dominique, a mum of three, had been experiencing ba
Do you want to learn new skills and make a difference to our ambulance service? We are recruiting Chaplains across SECAmb and are keen to hear from anyone who can bring enthusiasm, reliability, and commitment to this role. Chaplaincy volunteers play an important part within our ambulance support network and provide pastoral support and care of staff, assisting them through any life problems or di
More than a hundred people came together this week to mark the outstanding achievements of some of our SECAmb Stars, who have recently completed their learning. The Celebrating Success Ceremony, held on 1 October, recognised the achievements of 60 of our learners including Emergency Care Support Workers (ECSWs), Associate Ambulance Practitioners (AAPs), Advanced Paramedic Practitioners (APPs) and
Colleagues at a holiday park in Romney Sands, Ashford, have been praised for their quick thinking after they were able to resuscitate a holidaymaker who was in cardiac arrest. The team of colleagues at the holiday park were working their normal shifts when they were alerted to a person in need of medical attention on 20 August 2024. General Manger, Julie Ainsworth, Sports and Leisure Manager, Rach
A Horsham businessman who suffered a heart attack has been reunited with the SECAmb “angels” who saved his life. Jon Hadaway was in the queue at Strawberry Fields Tea Room in Faygate on June 26, the hottest day of the year, when he collapsed and fell backwards after going into cardiac arrest. Fortunately, off-duty Clinical Supervisor and Paramedic Steff Barlow and Associate Ambulance Practitioner